Dormaa Ahenkro
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Dormaa | |
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| Dormaa Ahenkro.jpg View of a high street in Dormaa Ahenkro | |
 Dormaa Municipal logo | |
Location of Dormaa Ahenkro in Bono | |
| Coordinates: 7°17′N 2°53′W / 7.283°N 2.883°WCoordinates: 7°17′N 2°53′W / 7.283°N 2.883°W | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Bono |
| District | Dormaa Municipal |
| Elevation | 258 m (846 ft) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 1 million |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
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and also the capital of Dormaa Traditional Area Dormaa Municipal of the Bono Region, in Ghana.[2] Dormaa Ahenkro has a historical reference for their brave warlords.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] , successor of the great . Politically, the empire currently is divided into three Districts; Dormaa Municipal Dormaa Ahenkro as its capital, 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.
Geography[]
Location[]
The municipality is situated at the western part of the Bono Region. It lies within
longitudes 3o West and 3o 30’ West and latitudes 7o North and 7o
30’ North. It is bound in the
north by the Jaman South district and in the east by the Dormaa East district, in the south and
south-east by Asunafo and Asutifi districts respectively, in the west and south-west by
and in the west and north-west by La Cote d’Ivoire. The municipal capital is
Dormaa Ahenkro, located about 80 kilometres west of the regional capital, Sunyani and also about 46.3 kilometers from Berekum.
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[]
Sports[]
Professional sports teams based in Dormaa Ahenkro include:
- Aduana Stars
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2018-03-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ a b Dormaa District Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Dormaa Hene Outdoored". Ghanaweb. 26 July 1999. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Nkrankwanta - Brong-Ahafo Map, Weather and Photos - Ghana: Populated place - Lat:7.01944 and Long:-3.04333".
- ^ "Ghana: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ [1]
- Populated places in the Bono Region
- Ghana geography stubs