Bogoso is a
mining town
A mining community, also known as a mining town or a mining camp, is a community that houses miners. Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a quarry.
Historic mining communities
Australia
* Ballarat, Victoria
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and is the capital of
, a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
in the
Western Region of
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
.
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Climate
Bogoso is a
tropical savanna
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands is a terrestrial biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. The biome is dominated by grass and/or shrubs located in semi-arid to semi-humid climate regions of subtropical and t ...
.
Mining
The village of
Apiate
Apiate (also known as Apeatse) is a mining village situated along the Tarkwa-Bogoso-Ayamfuri road in Ghana. It was a victim of infrastructure destruction and casualties as a result of the 2022 Bogoso explosion
On 20 January 2022, a large explos ...
near Bogoso was the site of
a deadly explosion in January 2022, after a heavy truck carrying explosives to a mine was involved in a
traffic collision.
Commodities
* Gold
* Diamonds
Rock types
* Basalt
* Mylonite
* Shale
References
Mining communities in Africa
Populated places in the Western Region (Ghana)
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