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Town in Eastern Region, Ghana From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mpraeso is a town and the capital of Kwahu South district, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana,[2] located at an altitude of 367 m on the Kwahu Plateau, which forms the south-west boundary of Lake Volta. Mpraeso has a 2013 settlement population of 11,190 people.[1]
Mpraeso | |
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Location of Mpraeso in Eastern Region, Ghana | |
Coordinates: 6°34′48″N 0°43′47″W | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Eastern Region |
District | Kwahu South District |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 11,190[1] |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | GMT |
Mpraeso is in the Mpreaso Constituency led by Hon. Davis Opoku Ansah, a member of the New Patriotic Party.[3]
The headwaters of the Pra River are near Twenedurase.
Mpraeso Secondary School (MPASS) is in Mpraeso .[4]
The discovery of Bauxite near Mpraeso, announced in 1924, led to the development of the Bauxite mining industry along the Volta River.[5]
Mpraeso is famous for manufacturing pottery, particularly for its grinding bowls: shallow dishes with strong, inverted rims and ridges on the interior used to grind vegetables using a small wooden pestle.[6]
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