Konongo, Ghana

Konongo
Konongo-Odumase
Town & Municipality Capital
Konongo is located in Ashanti
Konongo
Konongo
Location of Konongo within Ashanti
Coordinates: 06°37′00″N 01°13′00″W / 6.61667°N 1.21667°W / 6.61667; -1.21667
CountryGhana
Region Ashanti
MunicipalityAsante Akim Central District
Population
 (2012)
 • Total71,238[1]
 • Ethnicity
Ashanti people
 • Demonym
Konongoan
Time zoneGreenwich Mean Time
 • Summer (DST)GMT

Konongo (also Konongo-Odumase) is a gold bar mining and manganese mining community located in Ashanti, Ghana. The town serves as the capital of the Asante Akim Central Municipal.[2] As of 2012, Konongo has a settlement population of 41,238 people.[1] Konongo is about 53 kilometres (33 mi) from Kumasi, the Ashanti capital.

  1. ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
  2. ^ "Asante Akim Central Municipal".