Bogoso | |
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Municipal Capital | |
Nickname: Bogoo | |
Bogoso Location in Ghana | |
Coordinates: 05°34′07″N 02°00′21″W / 5.56861°N 2.00583°W | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Western Region |
Municipality | Prestea-Huni Valley Municipality |
Elevation | 300 ft (90 m) |
Population | |
• Total | over 50,000 residents |
Bogoso is a mining town and is the capital of Prestea-Huni Valley Municipality, a district in the Western Region of Ghana.[1][2][3]
Climate
Bogoso is a tropical savanna.[4]
Mining
The village of Apiate near Bogoso was the site of a deadly explosion in January 2022, after a heavy truck carrying explosives to a mine was involved in a traffic collision.[5][6]
Education
- St. Augustine senior High School
Commodities
- Gold
- Diamonds
Rock types
- Basalt
- Mylonite
- Shale
References
- ↑ "Bogoso". www.tiptopglobe.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ↑ Prestea-Huni Valley District Archived June 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Touring Ghana - Western Region Archived May 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Bogoso Mine, Bogoso-Prestea area, Ashanti gold belt, Western Region, Ghana". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ↑ Paquette, Danielle (21 January 2022). "Mining truck explosion kills at least 13 and wounds more than 100 in Ghana". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ↑ Winsor, Morgan (21 January 2022). "Massive explosion in Ghana mining region leaves dozens dead or injured". ABC News.
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