Obuasi
Sign in to saveObuasi is a gold mining town and is the capital of the Obuasi Municipal District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It lies in the southern part of the district and is located about from Kumasi. As of 2012, the town has a population of 175,043 people. The current mayor (executive chief) of the town is Hon. Elijah Adansi-Bonah.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Obuasi
- Settlement.nicknames
- Sikakrom, Gold Town
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Mining Town & Municipality Capital
- Settlement.motto
- Unity in Development
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Tutuka.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of the Obuasi Gold Mine from Obuasi
- Settlement.image_seal
- Seal (Emblem) of Obuasi.png
- Settlement.seal_size
- 100px
- Settlement.seal_link
- Seal (emblem)
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ghana#Ashanti
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Obuasi within Ashanti Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Obuasi Municipal
- Settlement.leader_name
- Osei Tutu II
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2012
- Settlement.population_total
- 175,043
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Obuasi is a gold mining town and is the capital of the Obuasi Municipal District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It lies in the southern part of the district and is located about from Kumasi. As of 2012, the town has a population of 175,043 people. The current mayor (executive chief) of the town is Hon. Elijah Adansi-Bonah.
Obuasi is home to the Obuasi Gold Mine, one of the largest known gold deposits on Earth. The Gold Coast region was named after the large amount of gold mined, historically at Obuasi and the neighbouring Ashanti Region.