Asokore Mampong

Asokore Mampong
Asokore Mampong
Municipal
Asokore Mampong
Coordinates: 6°42′N 1°36′W / 6.7°N 1.6°W / 6.7; -1.6Coordinates: 6°42′N 1°36′W / 6.7°N 1.6°W / 6.7; -1.6
Country Ghana
Region Ashanti Region
District Asokore Mampong Municipality
Elevation 889 ft (271 m)
Time zone GMT
 • Summer (DST) GMT

Asokore Mampong is the capital of the Asokore Mampong Municipality, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1]

Geography

Boundaries

The town is bordered on the north by Parkoso, and Mesuam, to the west by Sepe Tinpomu and Adanyasie, to the east by Nsenie-Kentinkronu and to the south by Ayigya.[2]

Location

Asokore Mampong is 10 kilometres from the centre of Kumasi. Asokore Mampong is a dormitory town.[3]

Education

Asokore Mampong is known for Kumasi Academy[4][5] The school is a second cycle institution.[6]

Apart from being a residential area for workers in various companies in Kumasi, many hostels are available to serve the students from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

Healthcare

The Garden City Hospital, Academy Clinic and Legacy Hospitas are located in Asokore Mampong.[1]

Notable places

The affordable housing projects has a huge site in the area for its buildings.[7] There are two additional notable places. The Osei Tutu Nyamekesie and Okomfo Anokye sword are located in the town. The Asokore Mampong Palace is a huge and well designed edifice located in the centre of the town. The palace sits on a 4acre lot. it was designed and built by the chief of the town Nana Boakye-Ansah Debrah.

References

  1. 1 2 Asokore Mampong Municipal
  2. ↑ Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly
  3. ↑ Sekyere East District
  4. ↑ "Educational Institutions". www.centralregion.gov.gh. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "References » Schools/Colleges". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "List of Secondary Schools in Ghana". www.ghanaschoolsnet.com/. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  7. ↑ Affordable housing scheme begins in Kumasi. ModernGhana.com.
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