Bogoso
Municipal Capital
Nickname: 
Bogoo
Bogoso is located in Ghana
Bogoso
Bogoso
Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 05°34′07″N 02°00′21″W / 5.56861°N 2.00583°W / 5.56861; -2.00583
Country Ghana
Region Western Region
MunicipalityPrestea-Huni Valley Municipality
Elevation
300 ft (90 m)
Population
  Totalover 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

  1. "Bogoso". www.tiptopglobe.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  2. Prestea-Huni Valley District Archived June 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Touring Ghana - Western Region Archived May 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Bogoso Mine, Bogoso-Prestea area, Ashanti gold belt, Western Region, Ghana". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  5. 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.
  6. Winsor, Morgan (21 January 2022). "Massive explosion in Ghana mining region leaves dozens dead or injured". ABC News.


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