Dormaa Ahenkro

Dormaa Ahenkro is a city and also the capital of Dormaa Traditional Area Dormaa Municipal of the Bono Region, in Ghana.[2]. Dormaa Ahenkro has a historical reference for their brave warlords. Dormaa Ahenkro is the capital for the Dormaa traditional area and serves as the seat of the Paramount King[3] Oseadeeyo Nana Agyeman Badu II, successor of the great Nana Agyeman Badu I. Politically, the empire currently is divided into three Districts; Dormaa Municipal Dormaa Ahenkro as its capital, Dormaa West District[4]Nkrankwanta as its capital[5] and Dormaa East District Wamfie as its capital (The present King is not the son of Oseadeeyo the first. According to Akan tradition he is his nephew. The present king's mother was Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu the 1 niece.

Dormaa Ahenkro

Dormaa
Town & District Capital
View of a high street in Dormaa Ahenkro
Dormaa Ahenkro
Location of Dormaa Ahenkro in Bono
Coordinates: 7°17′N 2°53′W
CountryGhana
RegionBono
DistrictDormaa Municipal
Elevation
258 m (846 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total1 million
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)GMT

Geography

Location

Dormaa Ahenkro is located in Bono region, about 10 kilometers from the Ivorian border.

Healthcare

A district Hospital "Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital" founded in 1955 is located in Dormaa Ahenkro.[2]

Education

The main senior high school in the area is Dormaa Senior High School.[6]

There is a technical training center known as Dormaa Vocational Training Institute

University of Energy and Natural Resources (Dormaa campus) www.uenr.edu.gh

Presbyterian Midwifery and Nursing Center.

Stadiums and sports

Stadiums
Main article: Agyeman Badu Stadium

Sports

Professional sports teams based in Dormaa Ahenkro include:

  • Aduana Stars

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2018-03-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Dormaa District Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Dormaa Hene Outdoored". Ghanaweb. 26 July 1999. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. http://www.getamap.net/maps/ghana/ghana_(general)/_nkrankwanta/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.citypopulation.de/php/ghana-admin.php?adm2id=0724. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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