Kintampo, Ghana

Town and District Capital in Bono East Region, Ghana

Town and District Capital in Bono East, Ghana
8°3′8″N 1°44′5″W / 8.05222°N 1.73472°W / 8.05222; -1.73472CountryGhanaRegion Bono EastDistrictKintampo North MunicipalPopulation
 (2013)
 • Total111 000[1] • Ethnicity
[Bono] & DegTime zoneGMT • Summer (DST)GMT

Kintampo is a town and tourist destination in the Bono East Region of Ghana. It became the capital of Kintampo North Municipal in 2004.[2][3] Kintampo has a population of 111 000.[1] It also served as the capital of the former Kintampo District. Kintampo also has Senior High Schools (KINSS) which is located at Kyeremankoma, has participated in the National Science Quiz on numerous occasions. Modern Senior High School (MODESS). Kintampo Technical Institute- KINTECH and Centre College Senior High School. There is a college of health called Kintampo College of Health and Well-being (CoHK) in the town, which is proposed to become a full fledge University.[4] Most of the population in Kintampo are farmers, with production focused on yams, maize, legumes, tubers and other vegetables. The Bono tribe are indigenous to the town and shares traditional land boundaries. Kintampo is a cosmopolitan town, apart from the indigenous tribe, other settler tribes like the Mo, Wangaras, Gonjas, Konkombas and others are also inhabitants of the town. The annual Benkadi Kurubi festival of the Wangara community in Ghana always takes place at Kintampo.[5]

Health

  • Kintampo Government Hospital[6]

Economic activities

Tourism

View of Kintampo waterfalls
Big rock at the water falls

Kintampo is one of the tourist hubs of Ghana. There are several tourist attraction sites in the town notable among them are; Kintampo waterfalls,[7] Kintampo Fuller Falls. However, another iconic monument that has put the town on the tourism map is the Centre of Ghana site.[8]

Farming

Farming is the major occupation among the entire population of Kintampo. Most farmers here had turned the vast arable lands into cashew and mango plantations,[9] making the town one of the leading cultivators of these crops. A lot more are also into food crops such as yam, cassava, maize, beans and vegetables.

Sifting cultivation or slash and burn, a farming system in which forests are burnt, releasing nutrients to support cultivation of annual and then perennial crops for a period of several years is the most used system in Kintampo. Kintampo has produced great and famous people. The renowned Baba Yara, former Ghanaian football great hails from Kintampo.

Commercial activities

Climate

Climate data for Kintampo (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33.7
(92.7) 		35.4
(95.7) 		35.5
(95.9) 		33.4
(92.1) 		32.0
(89.6) 		30.2
(86.4) 		28.9
(84.0) 		28.6
(83.5) 		29.3
(84.7) 		30.9
(87.6) 		32.5
(90.5) 		32.6
(90.7) 		31.9
(89.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.4
(68.7) 		22.2
(72.0) 		23.6
(74.5) 		23.3
(73.9) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.0
(71.6) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.3
(70.3) 		21.5
(70.7) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.9
(71.4) 		20.9
(69.6) 		21.9
(71.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 5.0
(0.20) 		21.6
(0.85) 		71.3
(2.81) 		142.7
(5.62) 		153.7
(6.05) 		185.3
(7.30) 		147.6
(5.81) 		133.7
(5.26) 		229.4
(9.03) 		177.7
(7.00) 		35.6
(1.40) 		12.2
(0.48) 		1,315.8
(51.81)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1 2 5 8 10 11 10 9 15 13 3 1 88
Source: World Meteorological Organization[10]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
  2. ^ Kintampo North Municipal Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Touring Brong Ahafo Archived 2012-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Online, Peace FM. "Kintampo College Of Health Cries For Physical Infrastructure". Peacefmonline- Ghana news. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  5. ^ Allotey, Godwin Akweiteh (2017-11-20). "Wangara Kurubi festival celebrated in Kintampo [Photos]". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  6. ^ Boateng, Kojo Akoto (2017-04-05). "Speaker of Parliament directs inquiry into Kintampo disaster". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  7. ^ "Kintampo Waterfalls". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  8. ^ "Kintampo! Let's go to the Centre of Ghana". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  9. ^ "Kintampo-based company finds solution to Mango BBS disease - MyJoyOnline.com". Myjoyonline. 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  10. ^ "World Weather Information Service". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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