Tepa, Ghana
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Tepa is the capital of Ahafo Ano North, a municipality in the
Ashanti Region The Ashanti Region is located in the southern part of Ghana and is the third largest of Regions of Ghana, 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of and making up 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. It is the List of ...
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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 ...
. The old town of Tepa is known as Kelebim. Kelebim can be found in Tepa Ward 1 (Banieh Krom) and the new town is also known as Restco. The major occupation of the people there is farming and trading The Ahafo Ano North Municipal is among the 43 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Ashanti region of Ghana, and it is also part of the 260 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana as a whole. In the year 1988, a legislative instrument (LI1402) was introduced by an Act of Parliament to create the Ahafo Ano North district and now it has been upgraded to a municipal, with Tepa as the capital. Tepa is the district's capital and is located 70 kilometers from Kumasi. Manfo, Akwasiase, Mabang, Anyinasuso, Asuhyiae, and Betiako are prominent towns in the area.


Agriculture

Rice farming in Tepa, Ghana, is vital for local food security. Farmers use traditional and modern methods, facing challenges like weather fluctuations and limited access to resources. Government and NGO support helps improve cultivation and access to markets, contributing to the local economy and livelihoods. Tepa is widely known for rice production.


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Recent weather in Tepa
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