Kintampo, Ghana
| Ethnic group | Akan, Deg  |
|---|---|
| Continent | Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Kintampo North Municipal District |
| Located in time zone | UTC±00:00 |
| Ein location | Brong-Ahafo Region, Bono East Region, Kintampo North Municipal District |
| Coordinate location | 8°3′8″N 1°44′5″W |
Kintampo, be town den tourist site for Bono East Region for Ghana. Ecam turn de capital of Kintampo North Municipal for 2004 insyd.[1][2] Kintampo get population of 111,000.[3] Na ebe de capital of de former Kintampo District. Esan get sam Senior High School (KINSS) wey dey Kyeremankoma. Modern Senior High School (MODESS). Kintampo Technical Institute- KINTECH and Centre College Senior High School. Sam college of health dey der wey dem dey bell am Kintampo College of Health and Well-being (CoHK) for de town insyd.[4] Chaw squad for de town insyd be farmers, wey dem dey plant yams, maize, legumes, tubers plus oda vegetables. De Bono den de Mo tribe be indigenous people for de region insyd. Kintampo be cosmopolitan town, asyd de indigenous tribe wey dey, oda tribes like de Wangaras, Gonjas, Konkombas den oda people dey de town insyd. De annual Benkadi Kurubi festival of de Wangara community wey dey Ghana insyd always dey happen for Kintampo.[5]
Health
[edit | edit source]- Kintampo Government Hospital[6]
Economic Activities
[edit | edit source]Tourism
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Kintampo be one of de tourist hubs for Ghana. Bunch tourist attraction sites wey dey de town insyd, sam wey be Kintampo waterfalls,[7] Kintampo Fuller Falls, anoda thing wey dey make de town iconic be say ebe de Center of Ghana.[8]
Farming
[edit | edit source]Farming be de major occupation wey dey plus de entire population of Kintampo. Chaw farmers turn de lands go cashew den mango plantations insyd,[9] wey dey make de town one of de leading cultivators of dese crops. Wey chaw too dey plant yam, cassava, maize, beans den vegetables.
Sifting cultivation anaa slash den burn, sam farming system wey dem dey take burn forests, wey dey release nutrients so say ego support cultivation of annual den perennial crops for sam period of several years be de most used system for Kintampo insyd.
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Kintampo (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.7
(92.7) |
35.4
(95.7) |
35.5
(95.9) |
33.4
(92.1) |
32.0
(89.6) |
30.2
(86.4) |
28.9
(84.0) |
28.6
(83.5) |
29.3
(84.7) |
30.9
(87.6) |
32.5
(90.5) |
32.6
(90.7) |
31.9
(89.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.4
(68.7) |
22.2
(72.0) |
23.6
(74.5) |
23.3
(73.9) |
22.9
(73.2) |
22.0
(71.6) |
21.6
(70.9) |
21.3
(70.3) |
21.5
(70.7) |
21.7
(71.1) |
21.9
(71.4) |
20.9
(69.6) |
21.9
(71.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 5.0
(0.20) |
21.6
(0.85) |
71.3
(2.81) |
142.7
(5.62) |
153.7
(6.05) |
185.3
(7.30) |
147.6
(5.81) |
133.7
(5.26) |
229.4
(9.03) |
177.7
(7.00) |
35.6
(1.40) |
12.2
(0.48) |
1,315.8
(51.81) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 88 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[10] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Victoria Nyame, Member of Parliament
- Baba Yara, Ghanaian footballer
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Kintampo North Municipal Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Touring Brong Ahafo Archived 2012-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
- ↑ Online, Peace FM. "Kintampo College Of Health Cries For Physical Infrastructure". Peacefmonline- Ghana news. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ↑ Allotey, Godwin Akweiteh (2017-11-20). "Wangara Kurubi festival celebrated in Kintampo [Photos]". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
- ↑ Boateng, Kojo Akoto (2017-04-05). "Speaker of Parliament directs inquiry into Kintampo disaster". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ↑ "Kintampo Waterfalls". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ↑ "Kintampo! Let's go to the Centre of Ghana". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ↑ "Kintampo-based company finds solution to Mango BBS disease - MyJoyOnline.com". Myjoyonline. 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ↑ "World Weather Information Service". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 19 August 2024.