Nkoranza
Coordinates: 07°34′00″N 01°42′00″W / 7.56667°N 1.70000°W
Nkoranza (or Nkoransa) is a town located in the mid-north of Ghana. It is the district capital of the Nkoranza District in the Bono East Region.[1]
A leading Brong town, the town led the 1892-93 Brong rebellion against the Ashanti.[2] Nkoranza is a town located in the newly created Bono East Region, from the Former Mother Region Brong Ahafo, which use to Host the now Ahafo Region and the current Bono East Region. Nkoranza is now in the Bono East Region whose capital is Techiman.
Transport[]
Nkoranza is the location of a proposed railway station.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "The 11 Districts of the Bono East Region". banewsgh.com. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Daniel Miles McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Ghana, Scarecrow Press, 1995, p. 130
Categories:
- Populated places in the Bono East Region
- Ghana geography stubs