Mampong

Asante Mampong
Town and District Capital
Asante Mampong Location of Mampong within Ashanti
Coordinates: 7°4′N 1°24′W / 7.067°N 1.400°W / 7.067; -1.400
Region	Ashanti
Municipality	Mampong Municipal
Population (2012)
• Total	42,037^[1]
• Ethnicity	Ashanti people
• Nationality	Ashanti
Time zone	GMT (UTC0+)
• Summer (DST)	GMT (UTC)

Mampong is a small town in the Mampong Municipal of Ashanti and serves as the administrative capital of Mampong Municipal.^[2] Mampong has a population of 42,037 people.^[1] Mampong is also the centre of the new Anglican Diocese of Asante Mampong, inaugurated in 2014.

Namesakes

There are several settlements on Ashantiland with this name.

J. H. Kwabena Nketia (b. 1921), ethnomusicologist and composer
Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko (b.1928), Lawyer
Akwasi Afrifa (1936–1979), soldier and politician
Gerald Asamoah (b. 1978), footballer, currently playing for SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Amoakohene Frank (1990 to date), Veteran Student Politician,and Former President of NAHSAG
Oteng Amponsah Enock (1988 to date), Politician and Mineral Processing Engineer

Adidwan

The centre for Plant Medicine is not in Mampong Ashanti but in Akuapim Mampong in the Eastern Region on Ashantiland.

Districts and Capitals of the Ashanti Region of Ghana

Metropolitan	Kumasi Metropolitan (Capital: Kumasi)

Municipal	Asante Akim North Municipal (Capital: Konongo-Odumase) Bekwai Municipal (Capital: Bekwai) Ejisu-Juaben Municipal (Capital: Ejisu) Mampong Municipal (Capital: Mampong) Obuasi Municipal (Capital: Obuasi) Offinso Municipal (Capital: Offinso)

District	Adansi North (Capital: Fomena) Adansi South (Capital: New Edubiase) Afigya-Kwabre (Capital: Kodie) Ahafo Ano North (Capital: Tepa) Ahafo Ano South (Capital: Mankranso) Amansie Central (Capital: Jacobu) Amansie West (Capital: Manso Nkwanta) Asante Akim South (Capital: Juaso) Atwima Kwanwoma (Capital: Ofoase-Kokoben) Atwima Mponua (Capital: Nyinahin) Atwima Nwabiagya (Capital: Nkawie) Bosome Freho (Capital: Asiwa) Bosomtwe (Capital: Kuntanase) Ejura/Sekyedumase (Capital: Ejura) Kwabre (Capital: Mamponteng) Offinso North (Capital: Akomadan) Sekyere Afram Plains (Capital: Kumawu) Sekyere Central (Capital: Nsuta) Sekyere East (Capital: Effiduase) Sekyere South (Capital: Agona)

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