Mpraeso
Town in Eastern Region, Ghana
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Mpraeso is a town and the capital of Kwahu South district, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana,[2] located at an altitude of 367 m on the Kwahu Plateau, which forms the south-west boundary of Lake Volta. Mpraeso has a 2013 settlement population of 11,190 people.[1]
Mpraeso | |
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  Mpraeso Location of Mpraeso in Eastern Region, Ghana | |
| Coordinates: 6°34′48″N 0°43′47″W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region |  Eastern Region |
| District | Kwahu South District |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 11,190[1] |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Politics
Mpraeso is in the Mpreaso Constituency led by Hon. Davis Opoku Ansah, a member of the New Patriotic Party.[3]
Geography
The headwaters of the Pra River are near Twenedurase.
Education
Mpraeso Secondary School (MPASS) is in Mpraeso .[4]
Mining
The discovery of Bauxite near Mpraeso, announced in 1924, led to the development of the Bauxite mining industry along the Volta River.[5]
Arts
Mpraeso is famous for manufacturing pottery, particularly for its grinding bowls: shallow dishes with strong, inverted rims and ridges on the interior used to grind vegetables using a small wooden pestle.[6]