Mampong

Asante Mampong
Town and District Capital
Asante Mampong

Location of Mampong within Ashanti

Coordinates: 7°4′N 1°24′W / 7.067°N 1.400°W / 7.067; -1.400
City-State  Ashanti
Municipality Mampong Municipal
Population (2012)
  Total 42,037[1]
  Ethnicity Ashanti people
  Nationality Ashanti
Time zone GMT (UTC0+)
  Summer (DST) GMT (UTC)

Mampong is a small town in the Mampong Municipal of Ashanti and serves as the administrative capital of Mampong Municipal.[2] Mampong has a population of 42,037 people.[1] Mampong is also the centre of the new Anglican Diocese of Asante Mampong, inaugurated in 2014.

Namesakes

There are several settlements on Ashantiland with this name.

Notable residents

Villages

Note

The centre for Plant Medicine is not in Mampong Ashanti but in Akuapim Mampong in the Eastern Region on Ashantiland.

References


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