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Kibi
Kyebi | |
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Location of Kibi in
Eastern Region | |
Coordinates: 06°10′N 00°33′W / 6.167°N 0.550°W | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Eastern Region |
District | East Akim Municipal |
Elevation | 318 m (1,043 ft) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 11,677 [1] |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer ( DST) | GMT |
Kibi or Kyebi is a town and the capital of the East Akim Municipal District, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana, on the eastern slopes of the Atewa Range. [2] Kibi lies at an altitude of 318 m and, in 2013, had a population of 11,677 people. [1]
Kibi is served at a short distance by a station on the Ghana rail transport network.
Kibi is the traditional capital of the Akyem Abuakwa state in Eastern region of Ghana (also known as Okyeman). The Ofori Panin paramount stool which is the traditional seat of the Okyenhene is located in Kibi.
Kibi has a number of educational institutions from primary education to higher education. Kibi also has a school for the deaf, founded in 1975. By 2008 the school had 213 students. [3]
Tarkwaian rocks, a major source of gold, have been found near Kibi. [4] Several mining companies including Paramount Mining Corporation have been exploring their potential. [5] RUSAL, a major Russian Aluminium applied to the Ghana Minerals Commission and the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Industry Committee for permission to explore the Ghana bauxite deposits near Kibi. [6] The town is known for a lot of galamsey activities and these activities have led to the contamination of river Birim. [7]
In Kibi, there is a railway station, Kibi railway station.
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copy editing. (March 2024) |
This article may require
copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone, or spelling. (December 2023) |
Kibi
Kyebi | |
---|---|
Location of Kibi in
Eastern Region | |
Coordinates: 06°10′N 00°33′W / 6.167°N 0.550°W | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Eastern Region |
District | East Akim Municipal |
Elevation | 318 m (1,043 ft) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 11,677 [1] |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer ( DST) | GMT |
Kibi or Kyebi is a town and the capital of the East Akim Municipal District, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana, on the eastern slopes of the Atewa Range. [2] Kibi lies at an altitude of 318 m and, in 2013, had a population of 11,677 people. [1]
Kibi is served at a short distance by a station on the Ghana rail transport network.
Kibi is the traditional capital of the Akyem Abuakwa state in Eastern region of Ghana (also known as Okyeman). The Ofori Panin paramount stool which is the traditional seat of the Okyenhene is located in Kibi.
Kibi has a number of educational institutions from primary education to higher education. Kibi also has a school for the deaf, founded in 1975. By 2008 the school had 213 students. [3]
Tarkwaian rocks, a major source of gold, have been found near Kibi. [4] Several mining companies including Paramount Mining Corporation have been exploring their potential. [5] RUSAL, a major Russian Aluminium applied to the Ghana Minerals Commission and the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Industry Committee for permission to explore the Ghana bauxite deposits near Kibi. [6] The town is known for a lot of galamsey activities and these activities have led to the contamination of river Birim. [7]
In Kibi, there is a railway station, Kibi railway station.
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copy editing. (March 2024) |