Mampong is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares ...
in the
Mampong Municipal of
Ashanti and serves as the administrative capital of
Mampong Municipal.
Mampong has a population of 42,037 people.
Mampong is also the centre of the new
Anglican Diocese of Asante Mampong, inaugurated in 2014.
Education
The Amaniampong Senior High School is located in Mampong.
Namesakes
There are several
settlements in the
Ashanti Region
The Ashanti Region is located in southern part of Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the mo ...
with this name.
Notable residents
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Mohammed Aminu
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Yaa Gyasi (born 1989), author
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J. H. Kwabena Nketia
Joseph Hanson Kwabena Nketia (22 June 1921 – 13 March 2019) was a Ghanaian ethnomusicologist and composer. Considered Africa's premier musicologist, during his lifetime, he was called a "living legend" and "easily the most published and best ...
(1921-2019), ethnomusicologist and composer
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Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko (b. 1928), lawyer
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Akwasi Amankwa Afrifa (1936–1979), soldier and politician
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Gerald Asamoah
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During his playing career, Asamoah played as a forward, and he was mainly known for his pace, h ...
(b. 1978), retired footballer who played for the German national team and
FC Schalke
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Akwasi Ampofo Adjei, founder and leader of Kumapim Royals Band, a renowned
highlife
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musician
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Benjamin Samuel Kofi Kwakye, former
Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service
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Agyeman Badu Akosa (1953 to date), Ghanaian educator, politician, pathologist
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Reginald Reynolds Amponsah (b. 1919), potter, politician, former Minister of State
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Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong (b. 1958), former Deputy High Commissioner and Member of Parliament
Villages
Note
The centre for Plant Medicine is not in Mampong Ashanti but in
Akuapim Mampong in the
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. Ashante Mampong however serves as an educational hub in the Ashanti Region with institutions such as University of Winneba College of Agriculture, Mampong Technical College of Education, St Monica's College of Education, Mampong Nursing and Midwifery Training College, 3 senior high schools and numerous junior high and elementary schools.
References
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Populated places in the Ashanti Region