Obuasi | |
|---|---|
Mining Town & Municipality Capital | |
 View of the Obuasi Gold Mine from Obuasi | |
| Nickname(s): Sikakrom, Gold Town | |
| Motto: Unity in Development | |
  Obuasi Location of Obuasi within Ashanti Region _location_map.png) Obuasi Obuasi (Ashanti) | |
| Coordinates: 06°12′00″N 01°41′00″W / 6.20000°N 1.68333°W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region |  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[1] |
| • Ethnicity | Ashanti |
| Demonym | Obuasian |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
| postal code | AO |
| Area code | 032 25 |
| climate | Aw |
| Website | oma.gov.gh  |
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Obuasi is a gold mining town and is the capital of the Obuasi Municipal District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[2][3] It lies in the southern part of the Obuasi Municipal and is located about 39 mi (63 km) from Kumasi.[3] As of 2012, the town has a population of 175,043 people.[1] The current mayor (executive chief) of the town is Hon. Elijah Adansi-Bonah.[4][3][5]
Obuasi is home to the Obuasi Gold Mine, one of the largest known gold deposits on Earth.[6][3] The Gold Coast region was named after the large amount of gold mined, historically at Obuasi and the bordering Ashanti Region.[3]
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- ^ Agyeman, Adwoa (22 January 2019). "Akufo-Addo reopens Obuasi gold mine". Adomonline.com. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "An Economic History of the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation" (PDF) (PDF). Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Elijah Adansi-Bonah unanimously confirmed as MCE for Obuasi". citinewsroom.com. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ 2010 Population & Housing census (Obuasi Municipal) (PDF) (Report). Ghana Statistical Service. 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Andres, C. (7 August 2013). "World's top 10 gold deposits". Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2015.