Kintampo | |
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| Nickname: Kings Town | |
  Kintampo Location of Kintampo in Bono East | |
| Coordinates: 8°3′8″N 1°44′5″W / 8.05222°N 1.73472°W | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region |  Bono East |
| District | Kintampo North Municipal |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 111 000[1] |
| • Ethnicity | Bono people |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Kintampo is a town and tourist destination in the Bono East Region of Ghana. It became the capital of Kintampo North Municipal in 2004.[2][3] Kintampo has a population of 111 000.[1] It also served as the capital of the former Kintampo District. Kintampo also has Senior High Schools (KINSS) which is located at Kyeremankoma, has participated in the National Science Quiz on numerous occasions. Modern Senior High School (MODESS). Kintampo Technical Institute- KINTECH and Centre College Senior High School. There is a College of Health, The Kintampo College of Health and Well-being (CoHK) in the town, which is proposed to become a full fledge University.[4] Most of the population in Kintampo are farmers, with production focused on yams, maize, legumes, tubers and other vegetables. The main ethnicity of Kintampo are the Bono people . There’re other settler tribes including the Wangara, Grushi, Grumah, Konkomba, Mo, Frafra and the others.
- ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
- ^ Kintampo North Municipal Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Touring Brong Ahafo Archived 2012-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Online, Peace FM. "Kintampo College Of Health Cries For Physical Infrastructure". Peacefmonline- Ghana news. Retrieved 2022-08-17.