Obuasi
Mining Town & Municipality Capital in Ghana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Obuasi is a gold mining community[3] and town which is the capital of the Obuasi Municipal District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[4] It lies in the southern part of the Obuasi Municipal, 39 miles (63 kilometres) south-west of Ashanti capital city Kumasi.[4] Obuasi has a population of 175,043 people.[2] Obuasi mining community has a mixture of the Ashanti people culture and the semi-island exclave Ashantiland.[4]
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Obuasi | |
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Mining Town & Municipality Capital | |
Nickname(s): Sikakrom, Gold Town | |
Motto: Unity in Development | |
Location of Obuasi within City-state Ashanti | |
Coordinates: 06°12′00″N 01°41′00″W | |
City-state | Ashanti |
Municipality | Obuasi Municipal |
Government | |
• Type | Absolute monarchy |
• Body | Manhyia Palace Obuasi Municipal |
• Emperor Asantehene | Osei Tutu II |
Elevation | 331 ft (101 m) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 175,043[2] |
• Ethnicity | Ashanti people |
• Nationality | Ashanti |
Demonym(s) | Ashanti Obuasian |
Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time |
• Summer (DST) | GMT |
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Obuasi is home to the Obuasi Gold Mine, one of the largest known gold deposits on Earth.[1][4] The Gold Coast region was named after the large amount of gold mined historically at Obuasi and the broader Ashanti Region.[4]