Techiman (Akan: Takyiman) is a city and the capital of the Techiman Metropolitan District and the Bono East Region of Ghana. The city is located about from Sunyani and about away from Kumasi. It has a tropical savanna climate, experiencing two wet seasons and a dry season. Techiman has a population of 67,241 as of the 2010 census released by the Ghana Statistical Service. The majority of ethnic groups in the city included the Akan, Bono, Gonja, Dagomba, Sisala, and Mamprusi people. The mayor of the city's metropolitan, as of 2021, is Benjamin Yaw Gyarko.

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Place details

Locality: Techiman
Region: Bono East Region
Country: Ghana
Population: 84,074

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Settlement.official_name: Techiman
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ghana
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Techiman in Bono East Region, Ghana
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Bono East Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Techiman Metropolitan District
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1740
Settlement.government_type

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Techiman es una ciudad de la región Brong-Ahafo de Ghana. En septiembre de 2010, tenía una población censada de 67,241 habitantes. Se encuentra ubicada en el centro del país, al sur del río Volta Negro, al oeste del lago Volta y al norte de la región de Ashanti.

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