Summary
Mpraeso is a town and the capital of Kwahu South district, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana,[2] located at an altitude of 367 m on the Kwahu Plateau, which forms the south-west boundary of Lake Volta. Mpraeso has a 2013 settlement population of 11,190 people.[1]
Mpraeso | |
|---|---|
  Mpraeso Location of Mpraeso in Eastern Region, Ghana | |
| Coordinates: 6°34′48″N 0°43′47″W / 6.58000°N 0.72972°W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region |  Eastern Region |
| District | Kwahu South District |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 11,190[1] |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Politics edit
Mpraeso is in the Mpreaso Constituency led by Hon. Davis Opoku Ansah, a member of the New Patriotic Party.[3]
Geography edit
The headwaters of the Pra River are near Twenedurase.
Education edit
Mpraeso Secondary School (MPASS) is in Mpraeso .[4]
Mining edit
The discovery of Bauxite near Mpraeso, announced in 1924, led to the development of the Bauxite mining industry along the Volta River.[5]
Arts edit
Mpraeso is famous for manufacturing pottery, particularly for its grinding bowls: shallow dishes with strong, inverted rims and ridges on the interior used to grind vegetables using a small wooden pestle.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
- ^ Bureau, Communications. "President Akufo-Addo Inspects €4 Million Atibie Hospital Project; $77 Million Mpraeso-onyimso Road". www.presidency.gov.gh. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ^ "Mpraeso Secondary School". Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment. Archived from the original on 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ^ Boahen, Adu (1975). Ghana: evolution and change in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. London: Longman. ISBN 0-582-60065-0.
- ^ "In Ghana, Pottery is Women's Work". Studio Potter. Retrieved 2009-03-18.