Nkoranza

07°34′00″N 01°42′00″W / 7.56667°N 1.70000°W / 7.56667; -1.70000

Nkoranza
Town
CountryGhana
RegionBono East Region
DistrictNkoranza District
Population
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Time zoneGMT
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Nkoranza (or Nkoransa) is a town located in the mid-north of Ghana. It is the district capital of the Nkoranza District in the Bono East Region.[1][2][3][4]

A leading Brong town, the town led the 1892-93 Brong rebellion against the Ashanti.[5] Nkoranza is a town located in the newly created Bono East Region, from the Former Mother Region Brong Ahafo, which use to Host the now Ahafo Region and the current Bono East Region. Nkoranza is now in the Bono East Region whose capital is Techiman. It is divided into two districts: Nkoranza North and Nkoranza south district.[1] Nkoranza has a market at which mainly yams, maize, and other foodstuffs are sold.

  1. ^ a b "The 11 Districts of the Bono East Region". banewsgh.com. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Nkoranza South". mofa.gov.gh. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  3. ^ Vizzuality. "Nkoranza, Brong Ahafo, Ghana Deforestation Rates & Statistics | GFW". www.globalforestwatch.org. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  4. ^ "Handing Over of Enhanced CIC at Nkoranza, Brong Ahafo Region | Ministry of Communications". moc.gov.gh. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  5. ^ Daniel Miles McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Ghana, Scarecrow Press, 1995, p. 130