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Akropong
Sign in to saveAkropong is a town in South Ghana and the capital of the Akuapim North District, a district in the Eastern Region of South Ghana. It is known for producing snails and palm oil. Akropong has a 2013 settlement population of 13,785 people.
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Place details
- Locality
- Akropong
- Region
- Eastern Region
- Country
- Ghana
- Population
- 11,096
- Timezone
- Africa/Accra
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Akropong
- Settlement.other_name
- Akuapim Akropong
- Settlement.nickname
- Akrotown
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.motto
- Kwakwaduam
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- Akuapim North District logo.jpg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Akuapim North District logo
- Settlement.blank_emblem_link
- Akuapim North District
- Settlement.blank_emblem_size
- 130px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ghana
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Akropong in Eastern Region, Ghana
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Eastern Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Akuapim North District
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2013
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Ghana
- Located in
- Akuapim North Municipal District
- Continent
- Africa
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Akuapim North District logo.jpg
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- Commons category
- Akropong
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Akropong–Akuapem
- The Akan
- Festival
- Key cultural activities
- Transport
- Dance
- Clash with Abiriw
- Koforidua peace accord
- Chieftaincy dispute
- Education
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Akropong is a town in South Ghana and the capital of the Akuapim North District, a district in the Eastern Region of South Ghana. It is known for producing snails and palm oil. Akropong has a 2013 settlement population of 13,785 people.
== History == Akropong was the site of a mission station run by the Basel Mission. Akwapim in which we see today became what it is from immigration and tribal wars. About 1300 A.D the Guan people came to settle in the Akwapim mountains from the Attara Finam which is in the Volta region.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Akropong” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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