Kintampo, Ghana
| Ethnic group | Akan, Deg  |
|---|---|
| Continent | Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Dem locate for de administrative territorial entity insyd | Kintampo North Municipal District |
| Located in time zone | UTC±00:00 |
| 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 wey dey Kyeremankoma. Sam college of health dey der wey dem dey bell am Kintampo College of Health den Well-being 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[edit | edit source]
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 edey 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 edey 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.
Commercial activities[edit | edit source]
Notable people[edit | edit source]
- Victoria Nyame, Member of Parliament
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110721031925/http://kintamponorth.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/?arrow=dnf&_=37&r=10&rlv=towns
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120517125823/http://www.touringghana.com/regions/brongahafo_region.asp
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120111172126/http://bevoelkerungsstatistik.de/wg.php?x=1170623253&men=gcis&lng=de&dat=32&geo=-85&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=c&va=x
- ↑ https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/local/education/201710/331723.php
- ↑ https://citifmonline.com/2017/11/wangara-kurubi-festival-celebrated-in-kintampo-photos/
- ↑ https://citifmonline.com/2017/04/speaker-of-parliament-directs-inquiry-into-kintampo-disaster/
- ↑ https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/kintampo-waterfalls.html
- ↑ https://www.graphic.com.gh/features/features/kintampo-let-s-go-to-the-centre-of-ghana.html
- ↑ https://www.myjoyonline.com/kintampo-based-company-finds-solution-to-mango-bbs-disease/