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Mim is a city in the
Asunafo North Municipal District Asunafo North Municipal District is one of the six districts in Ahafo Region, Ghana. It was formerly part of the then-larger Asunafo District from 1988 until the southern part of the district was split off by a decree of president John Agyekum ...
in the
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of
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. It is a nodal town between Sunyani and Goaso on the N12 Highway. The distance from Mim to Sunyani is 64 km whiles that of Mim to Goaso is 14 km. Mim has direct routes to:
Kumasi Kumasi is a city and the capital of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is the second largest city in the country, with a population of 443,981 as of the 2021 census. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region ...
;
Kenyasi Kenyasi is a town in Ghana and it's the capital of the Asutifi North District in the Ahafo Region. Kenyasi is a combination of two towns: Kenyasi No.1 and Kenyasi No.2. Kenyasi has abundance of Gold resources hence Newmont, Ghana Ahafo mine havi ...
;
Dormaa Ahenkro Dormaa Ahenkro is a town and also the capital of Dormaa Traditional Area Dormaa Municipal of the Bono Region, in Ghana. Dormaa Ahenkro has a historical reference for their brave warlords. Dormaa Ahenkro is the capital for the Dormaa traditiona ...
;
Sunyani Sunyani () is a city and the capital of the Sunyani Municipal District and the Bono Region of Ghana. The city is located about northwest of Kumasi and away from Accra. It is the sixth largest city in the country as of the 2010 census, with ...
; Nkrankwanta and Sefwi Debiso. Mim is the seat of the Mim traditional Area with other big towns such as Kasapin,
Kwadwo Addaikrom Kwadwo Addaikrom is a town about 24 km from Mim in the Asunafo North Municipal District in the Ahafo Region of Ghana. It serves as the center of the Bitre Electoral Area. Agriculture and amenities Kwadwo Addaikrom is a farming community. ...
, Bediako, Gambia No.1 & No.2, Dominase, Gyasikrom all under the Mim paramountcy. Mim is known for producing
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,
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and
cashew Cashew is the common name of a tropical evergreen tree ''Anacardium occidentale'', in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to South America and is the source of the cashew nut and the cashew apple, an accessory fruit. The tree can grow as t ...
. According to the 2021 population census, Mim township has a population of 31,538. This makes Mim the largest town in
Ahafo Region The Ahafo Region is a newly created region in Ghana with Goaso as its capital. The region has administrative and governmental legislature like all the ten already existing regions in Ghana. The region was carved out of the south-eastern part of th ...
and that of
Asunafo North Municipal District Asunafo North Municipal District is one of the six districts in Ahafo Region, Ghana. It was formerly part of the then-larger Asunafo District from 1988 until the southern part of the district was split off by a decree of president John Agyekum ...
.Composite Budget 2019
Ministry of Finance


History & People

Mim, Ahafo is part of Asante. Mim is a
Twi Twi (; ) is the common name of the Akan literary language of Asante and Akuapem. Effectively, it is a synonym for 'Akan' that is not used by the Fante people. It is not a linguistic grouping, but more of a common name used by inland Akans as ...
word for palm trees.
Ahafo Ahafo are Akan people who live in Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the we ...
is a Twi word meaning hunters. The land which Ahafo people occupy today originally belonged to the Aowin people whose Chief was Abirimoro Akwojan. Sometime in the eighteenth century, Asantehene Osei TuTu I was shot and killed by the people of Akyem while he was crossing River Pra on a canoe. Asantehene Opoku Ware I who succeeded Osei TuTu I decided to avenge the death of his predecessor. Whiles Asantehene Opoku Ware I was at war front in Akyem, terrible news of Abirimoro's invasion of Kumasi reached him at the battlefield in Akyem. Opoku Ware I dispatched Akyempimhene Owusu Afriyie and Bantamahene Amankwaa Tia to pursue Abirimoro and his invaders. The Akyempimhene accepted the request but he deputed his younger brother Hiahene Sabin, Nyanahinhene, Nkwaie-paninhene and Buaso Odikro to pursue Abirimoro and his warriors. Bantamahene Amankwaa Tia also dispatched some chiefs and Brefo Apau also joined the chiefs with his own warriors to pursue Abirimoro and his warriors who had run away with a sister of the Asantehene and other precious properties they had looted. The warriors chased Abirimoro and his forces from Ahafo lands and pursued them across the Tano and Bia Rivers to as far as the bank of River Manza in what is now La Cote D'Ivoire. The Abirimoro war lasted three years. Asantehene Opoku Ware I presented the newly conquered territory (Ahafo lands) to the chiefs as a gift. Each of the chiefs was asked to take care of or control the area he had conquered. Brefo Apau and his warriors were after the victory gifted Mim, Goaso, Hwidiem, Achrensua, Kenyasi, Ayomso lands. Brefo Apau was giving a stool as Akwaboahene by the Asantehene. The Twi term Akwaboahene means "having gone to help the chiefs in the war". The village where Brefo Apau and his people lived near
Kumasi Kumasi is a city and the capital of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is the second largest city in the country, with a population of 443,981 as of the 2021 census. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region ...
became Akwaboah Village. The warriors established their outpost in a section of the forest to spy on enemy incursions. Their outpost was in a place which was full of
palm trees The Arecaceae () is a family of perennial, flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are colloquially ...
. They used the branches of the palm trees for shelter and referred to the area as Mem or Mim which is a Twi word for palm trees. Mim was the first town established by the warriors and it became the capital of the Akwaboah stool land with Goaso, Kenyasi, Achrensua, Hwidiem lands placed under the control of Mim Chief.


Festival

The people of Mim celebrate the Akwansramu festival and this ceremony is usually held in December. Akwansramu is a Twi term for espionage. The Akwansramu festival is celebrated to commemorate the Asante-warriors patrol of the Mim-Akwaboa lands averting enemy's incursion on Kumasi. Akwansramu is one of Ghana's many
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that see attendance from people from all walks of life including the
diaspora A diaspora ( ) is a population that is scattered across regions which are separate from its geographic place of birth, place of origin. The word is used in reference to people who identify with a specific geographic location, but currently resi ...
. The Akwansramu is a staple of Ghana's colourful, vibrant and diverse cultural expression, bringing together people from all walks of life to celebrate themes of victory, harvest and gratitude in unity.


Economy

Mim can be described as an averagely dynamic center for
farming Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...
,
trading Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market (economics), market. Traders generally negotiate throu ...
and industrial activities. Agriculture: The fundamental occupation of residents of Mim is
farming Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...
, which is cultivation of
cash crop A cash crop, also called profit crop, is an Agriculture, agricultural crop which is grown to sell for profit. It is typically purchased by parties separate from a farm. The term is used to differentiate a marketed crop from a staple crop ("subsi ...
s and
food crops A crop is a plant that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence. In other words, a crop is a plant or plant product that is grown for a specific purpose such as food, fibre, or fuel. When plants of the same species ar ...
. The predominant cash crops grown in this area are
cocoa Cocoa may refer to: Chocolate * Chocolate * ''Theobroma cacao'', the cocoa tree * Cocoa bean, seed of ''Theobroma cacao'' * Chocolate liquor, or cocoa liquor, pure, liquid chocolate extracted from the cocoa bean, including both cocoa butter and ...
and
cashew Cashew is the common name of a tropical evergreen tree ''Anacardium occidentale'', in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to South America and is the source of the cashew nut and the cashew apple, an accessory fruit. The tree can grow as t ...
. Mim and its surrounding towns such as:
Goaso Goaso is a city and the capital of the Asunafo North Municipal and the Ahafo Region of Ghana. It has population of 21,146 according to the 2010 census. The town is run by a traditional council, with Nana Akwasi Bosompra I having the title of ...
, Bediako, Gambia No2, Kasapin & Kwadwo Addaikrom produce about a quarter of the foodstuffs that are sent to
Accra Accra (; or ''Gaga''; ; Ewe: Gɛ; ) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , had a population of ...
and
Tema Tema is a city on the Bight of Benin and Atlantic coast of Ghana. It is located east of the capital city; Accra, in the region of Greater Accra, and is the capital of the Tema Metropolitan District. As of 2013, Tema is the eleventh most p ...
. Industry: The
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reserves in this area serve as source of raw materials for the numerous timber companies in Mim. The Ayum Forest Products Limited formerly Mim Timbers, Mim Scanstyle Company Limited, Ocean-wood company limited, Supremo
Wood processing Wood processing is an engineering discipline in the wood industry comprising the production of forest products, such as pulp and paper, construction materials, and tall oil. Paper engineering is a subfield of wood processing. The major wo ...
co. Ltd amongst tens of timber firms located in Mim exist because of the abundance of timber in this area. However, the recent illegal chainsaw operations are fast depleting the forest reserves and are threatening the existence of these timber companies which provide hundreds of employment to the teeming population. The cashew plantations in Mim area also provide constant source of raw materials for the Mim Cashew and Agricultural products Ltd which produces the 'Mim Cashew Brandy'.


Tourism

One of the tourist sites in Mim is the Mim Bour or 'Mim mountains'. These Rocky Mountains are famous tourist attraction center in the
Ahafo Region The Ahafo Region is a newly created region in Ghana with Goaso as its capital. The region has administrative and governmental legislature like all the ten already existing regions in Ghana. The region was carved out of the south-eastern part of th ...
of
Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...
. According to history, the
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of Mim used to climb the Mim bour whenever he wanted to address his people, and it is also said that, from the top, he could see all the areas within his jurisdiction and even as far as
Techiman Techiman (Akan language, Akan: ''Takyiman'') is a city and the capital of the Techiman Municipal District, Techiman Metropolitan District and the Bono East Region of Ghana. The city is located about from Sunyani and about away from Kumasi. I ...
and
Kumasi Kumasi is a city and the capital of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is the second largest city in the country, with a population of 443,981 as of the 2021 census. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region ...
. From the top of the Mim Bour, you have a plain view of the cashew plantation and surrounding areas. Mim Lake is another tourist attraction located off the Mim-
Kenyasi Kenyasi is a town in Ghana and it's the capital of the Asutifi North District in the Ahafo Region. Kenyasi is a combination of two towns: Kenyasi No.1 and Kenyasi No.2. Kenyasi has abundance of Gold resources hence Newmont, Ghana Ahafo mine havi ...
road. It's about 1 km away north of the Mim township. This is an
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where tourists and local people visit for leisure, canoeing and site seeing. This lake is also known as 'Anwomasu lake'.


Education

Mim has several educational institutions including: * Mim Senior High School * Ghana Greentech Academy.


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mim, Ahafo Mim Populated places in the Ahafo Region