Mampong
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| Asante Mampong | |
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| Town and District Capital | |
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 Asante Mampong
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| City-State |  Ashanti |
| Municipality | Mampong Municipal |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 42,037[1] |
| • Ethnicity | Ashanti people |
| • Nationality | Ashanti |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0+) |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT (UTC) |
Mampong is a small town in the Mampong Municipal of Ashanti and serves as the administrative capital of Mampong Municipal.[2] Mampong has a population of 42,037 people.[1] Mampong is also the centre of the new Anglican Diocese of Asante Mampong, inaugurated in 2014.
Namesakes
There are several settlements on Ashantiland with this name.
Notable residents
- J. H. Kwabena Nketia (b. 1921), ethnomusicologist and composer
- Akwasi Afrifa (1936–1979), soldier and politician
- Gerald Asamoah (b. 1978), footballer, currently playing for SpVgg Greuther Fürth
- Amoakohene Frank (1997 to date), Veteran Student Politician,and currently President of NAHSAG
Villages
Note
The centre for Plant Medicine is not in Mampong Ashanti but in Akuapim Mampong in the Eastern Region on Ashantiland.
References
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