Town in Ashanti Region, Ghana
District Capital in Ashanti, Ghana
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.[ 1] The town is home to the Mamponghene , Nana Osei Bonsu II .[ 2]
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]
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]
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]
Places adjacent to Mampong
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]
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.[ 9] 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 .[ 10]
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 .[ 11]
The following is a list of colleges /universities and senior high schools in Mampong:[ 12] [ 13]
Colleges /Universities Senior high schools 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 Akwasi Amankwa Afrifa (1936–1979), former Head of State , soldier and politician
Akwasi Ampofo Adjei (born 1947), founder and leader of Kumapim Royals Band, highlife musician
J. H. Kwabena Nketia (1921–2019), ethnomusicologist and composer
Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko (born 1928), lawyer
Gerald Asamoah (born 1978), retired footballer who played for the Germany national football team and FC Schalke 04
Benjamin Samuel Kofi Kwakye , former Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service
Agyeman Badu Akosa (born 1953), Ghanaian educator, politician, pathologist
Reginald Reynolds Amponsah (born 1919), potter, politician, former Minister of State
^ a b "World Gazetteer online" . World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012.
^ a b Barimah, N. (12 January 2023). "Mampong: Daasebre Osei Bonsu II honoured with a statue" . Daliy Graphic. Retrieved 29 July 2024 .
^ a b c "2010 Mampong Municipal census" (PDF) . Ghana Statistical Service. Retrieved 28 July 2024 .
^ a b Agyei, I.; Adu-Agyem, J.; Agyapong, K.A. (11 November 2013). "The Philosophical And Aesthetic Significance Of The Silver-Stool Of Mampong-Asante In Ghana" . International Journal of Innovative Research and Development . 2 (11). doi :10.5281/zenodo.4011810 . Retrieved 28 July 2024 .
^ Wilks, Ivor (1960). "Mampong, Ashanti: A Traditional History to the Reign of Nana Safo Kantanka" . Transactions of the Historical Society of Ghana . 4 (2): 21–25. JSTOR 41405728 . Retrieved 28 July 2024 .
^ a b Wilks, Ivor (1960). "A Note on the Traditional History of Mampong" . Transactions of the Historical Society of Ghana . 4 (2): 26–29. JSTOR 41405729 . Retrieved 28 July 2024 .
^ Yar, D.; Kwenin, W.; Balali, G.; et al. (2023). "Food milling machines are hosts to pathogenic bacteria: A cross-sectional study in the Asante Mampong Municipal, Ghana" . Scientific African . 20 (8). doi :10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e01673 . Retrieved 29 July 2024 .
^ "A new diocese for West Africa" . Anglican Communion News Service. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014 .
^ Sylverken, A.; Owusu, M.; Agbavor, B.; et al. (1 November 2022). "Using drones to transport suspected COVID-19 samples; experiences from the second largest testing centre in Ghana, West Africa" . PLOS One . 17 (11): e0277057. Bibcode :2022PLoSO..1777057S . doi :10.1371/journal.pone.0277057 . ...Located in Mampong in the Ashanti region and the Omenako site in the Eastern region of Ghana,...
^ "Ghana launches second drone delivery base at Asante Mampong" . Graphic Online. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2024 .
^ "Mampong Technical College of Education" . T-tel . Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2024 .
^ "Meduma arson: Victim gets support to enable him further his education - MyJoyOnline.com" . www.myjoyonline.com . 26 March 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2022 .
^ "Learning centers in Mampong Municipal District, Ashanti Region" . ghana-streets.openalfa.com . Retrieved 23 May 2023 .
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