Mampong
Town in the Ashanti Region, Ghana
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Mampong is a town and the capital of the Mampong Municipal in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[3] As of 2012, the town has a population of 42,037 people.[2] The town is home to the Mamponghene, Nana Osei Bonsu II.[1]
Asante Mampong | |
|---|---|
District Capital | |
_location_map.png)  Asante Mampong Location of Mampong within Ashanti | |
| Coordinates: 7°4′N 1°24′W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region |  Ashanti |
| Municipality | Mampong Municipal |
| Government | |
| • Mamponghene | Nana Osei Bonsu II |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 42,037[2] |
| • Ethnicity | Ashante |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
| postal code | AM |
| Area code | 032 |
| climate | Aw |
| Website | mma.gov.gh  |
History
Agona-Akrofoso, often regarded as 'Old Mampong', was the capital of the Mampong state, one of 4 Akan states under the Denkyira state.[4] It is suspected to have been formed around the same time as Kumasi. The capital was the first place to host the Mampong Stool or Silver-Stool of the Mamponghene. Shortly after the formation of the Ashanti Kingdom, the capital was moved to an area called Botaase, later known as Mampong.[5][6]
Administration
Economy
About 60% of the labor force is engaged in agriculture, followed by the service, commerce and manufacturing sectors. Major crops grown include carrots and groundnuts.[3] Small business can be located all across the town, including milling machines, which plays a big role in the local food industry. Although, the mills have a high chance of being contaminated, resulted in foodborne poisoning.[7]
Culture
Mampong is located in the Mampong traditional area along with 48 other population centers.[4] The town is also the centre of the Anglican Diocese of Asante Mampong, inaugurated in 2014.[8] On 3 March 1995, Pope John Paul II created the Roman Catholic Diocese of Konongo-Mampong, whose headquarters are located here. It is a suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Ecclesiastical Province of Kumasi.[9]
Geography
The town is bordered by the Sekyere South district to the south, Sekyere Central district to the east and Ejura Sekyedumase district towards the north.[3] It is located about 60 km (37 mi) from Kumasi.[6]
Mampong has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw), experiencing wet seasons and a dry season and the temperature being hot year-round. The average annual rainfall is around 1,270 mm (50 in) and the mean monthly temperature ranging from 22 to 30 °C (72 to 86 °F).[3]
Human resources
Health
On 10 October 2019, the Ghana Drone Delivery Service launched a medical drone delivery base in Mampong, one of four population centers in the country included in the program.[10] The facility's goal is to use drones to deliver medical supplies all across the region. The drones are operated by Zipline, a robotics company based in California.[11]
Education
The biggest educational institution in the town is the Mampong Technical College of Education. It was established in 1967 as a teacher education institution and was accredited to the tertiary level of education in 2007. It is affiliated with the University of Education, Winneba.[12]
The following is a list of colleges/universities and senior high schools in Mampong:[13][14]
- College of Agriculture Education (University of Education Mampong Campus)
- Nursing And Midwifery Training College, Mampong
- Mampong Technical College of Education
- St. Monica's College of Education
- Amaniampong Senior High School
- St. Monica's Senior High School
- St. Joseph Seminary Senior High School, Mampong (formerly Sekyereman Secondary School)
- Kofiase Adventist Senior High Technical
- Oduko Boatemaa Senior High School
Notable residents
- Akwasi Amankwa Afrifa (1936–1979), former Head of State, soldier and politician[15]
- Akwasi Ampofo Adjei (born 1947), founder and leader of Kumapim Royals Band, highlife musician[16]
- J. H. Kwabena Nketia (1921–2019), ethnomusicologist and composer[17]
- Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko (1928–2021), lawyer[18]
- Gerald Asamoah (born 1978), retired footballer who played for the Germany national football team and FC Schalke 04[19]
- Benjamin Samuel Kofi Kwakye (born n/a), former Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service[20]
- Agyeman Badu Akosa (born 1953), Ghanaian educator, politician, pathologist[21]
- Reginald Reynolds Amponsah (1919–2009), potter, politician, former Minister of State[22]
