Asante Mampong
Town and District Capital
Asante Mampong is located in Ashanti
Asante Mampong
Asante Mampong
Location of Mampong within Ashanti
Coordinates: 7°4′N 1°24′W / 7.067°N 1.400°W / 7.067; -1.400
CountryGhana
Region Ashanti
MunicipalityMampong Municipal
Population
 (2012)
 • Total42,037[1]
 • Ethnicity
Ashanti people
 • Nationality
Ghana
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)GMT

Mampong is a town in the Mampong Municipal of Ashanti and serves as the administrative capital of Mampong Municipal.[2] Mampong has a population of 42,037 people.[1] Mampong is also the centre of the new Anglican Diocese of Asante Mampong, inaugurated in 2014.

Education

COLLEGES

  • College of Agriculture Education (University of Education Mampong Campus)
  • Nursing And Midwifery Training College, Mampong-Ashanti
  • Mampong Technical College of Education (Mamtech)
  • St. Monica's College of Education

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS

  • Amaniampong Senior High School (Formerly AMASS).[3]
  • St. Monica's Senior High School
  • St. Joseph Seminary Senior High School, Mampong Ashanti (Formerly Sekyereman Secondary School)
  • Kofiase Adventist Senior High Technical
  • Oduko Boatemaa Senior High School[4]

Namesakes

There are several settlements in the Ashanti Region with this name.

Notable residents

Villages

  • Mprim
  • Bosofour
  • Daaho
  • Adweho
  • Copa
  • Asikafor Amantem
  • Tunsuom
  • Zongo
  • Akyeremade
  • Ademra
  • Lowcost
  • Old Daamang
  • New Daamang
  • Nwaase
  • Penteng
  • Krobo
  • Dadease
  • Nwaadan
  • Asaam
  • Naama
  • Nyinampong
  • Brofoyeduru
  • Benim
  • Kofiase
  • Hwidiem
  • Kyeremfaso
  • Bobin
  • Nkwanta
  • Brengo
  • Timber-Nkwanta
  • Aboatem
  • Bosomkyekye
  • Woraso
  • Sekuruwa
  • Adidwan
  • Nintin
  • Besease
  • Hiamankyene
  • Genyakura
  • Owuobong
  • Nwaadan

Note

The centre for Plant Medicine is not in Mampong Ashanti but in Akuapim Mampong in the Eastern Region. 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

  1. 1 2 "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
  2. ↑ "Mampong Municipal District".
  3. ↑ "Meduma arson: Victim gets support to enable him further his education - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  4. ↑ "Learning centers in Mampong Municipal District, Ashanti Region". ghana-streets.openalfa.com. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  5. ↑ Enye aduro bi, retrieved 2023-05-23
  6. ↑ "Papa Shee, Biography". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
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