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Kibi, Ghana

Coordinates: 06°10′N 00°33′W / 6.167°N 0.550°W / 6.167; -0.550
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Kibi
Kyebi
Town
Official logo of Kibi
East Akim Municipal District logo
Kibi is located in Ghana
Kibi
Kibi
Location of Kibi in Eastern Region
Coordinates: 06°10′N 00°33′W / 6.167°N 0.550°W / 6.167; -0.550
Country Ghana
Region Eastern Region
DistrictEast Akim Municipal
Elevation
318 m (1,043 ft)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total11,677[1]
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)GMT

Kibi or Kyebi is a town and the capital of the East Akim Municipal District, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana, on the eastern slopes of the Atewa Range.[2] Kibi lies at an altitude of 318 m, and, Kibi has a 2013 settlement population of 11,677 people.[1]

Transport

Train

Kibi is served at a short distance by a station on the Ghana rail transport network.

History

Kibi is the traditional capital of the Akyem Abuakwa state in Eastern region (also known as Okyeman). The Ofori Panin paramount stool which is the traditional seat of the Okyenhene is located in Kibi.

Education

Kibi has a number of educational institutions from primary education to higher education and Kibi also has as school for the deaf, founded in 1975, which by 2008 had 213 students.[3]

Economy

Tarkwaian rocks, a major source of gold, have been found near Kibi.[4] Several mining companies including Paramount Mining Corporation have been exploring their potential.[5] RUSAL, a major Russian Aluminium applied to the Ghana Minerals Commission and the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Industry Committee for permission to explore the Ghana bauxite deposits near Kibi.[6] The town is known for a lot of galamsey activities and these activities has led to the contamination of river Birim.[7]

Health

  • Kibi Government Hospital[8]

Railway station

In Kibi there is a railway station, Kibi railway station.

See also

Personalities

  • Abedi Pele
  • His Excellenct President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,President Of Ghana
  • André Ayew
  • Jordan Ayew
  • Kokoveli
  • Boateng Osei Bonsu(Tulenkey)
  • Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta
  • Nana Asante Bediatuo
  • Lawyer Gabby Asare Otchere Darko
  • Okyehemaa Nana Dokua Adutwumwaa
  • Osagyefuo kuntunkununku
  • Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin
  • Lawyer Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta, Former Attorney General and Speaker of Parliament
  • Lawyer William Ofori-Atta, Former Foreign Minister, Former Minister of Education and Former Chairman of Council Of State
  • Dr Jones Ofori-Atta, Former Deputy Finance Minister
  • Kwesi Amoako-Atta, First Black Deputy Governor of Bank of Ghana and Former Finance Minister of Ghana
  • Dr. Susan Ofori-Atta, First Female Medical Doctor in Ghana
  • Grace Ofori-Atta, First Female Librarian in Ghana
  • S.S.Omane, Former Inspector General of Police, IGP
  • Lawyer Kwame Acheampong Boateng
  • Barima Kwaku Dua ( Lawyer Isaac Emmil Osei-Bonsu), ETWIENANAHENE
  • Brigadier General Twum-Barima, second Female General of the Ghana Armed Forces
  • Nana Poku Ofori-Atta
  • Nana Asante Bediatuo, Okyenhene Apagyahene
  • Nana OWiatuo Amoako-Atta (Professor William Kwabena Ampofo), Okyenhene TOTUOHENE And Head of virology Department Nugochi Memorial Institute of Medical Research
  • Earl Ofori-Atta
  • Duke Ofori-Atta
  • Nana Yaa Ofori-Atta
  • Lawyer Alice Ofori-Atta, Managing Director-Tema Development Corporation
  • Joe Ofori-Atta
  • Hon Samuel Atta Akyea, Mp for Akyem Abuakwa South
  • kuntunkununku Ofori-Atta, Former Career Diplomat
  • Yaw Boakye Ofori-Atta, Former Career Diplomat
  • Sophia Ofori-Atta
  • Rhoderline Baffour-Gyimah
  • Nana Sir Ofori-Atta I
  • Osagyefuo Ofori-Atta II
  • Osagyefuo Ofori-Atta III
  • Nana OforiAtta Ayim
  • Nana Fredua Ofori-Atta
  • Barima Kwadwo Dua Beyeeman, OKyenhene Sanaahene
  • Leslie Ampofo
  • Joseph Ampofo, Managing Director Enterprise Trustees
  • Pozzo Hayes, Veteran Ghanaian High life Musician

References

  1. ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
  2. ^ "Website". East Akim Municipal. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  3. ^ "Japan commissions project at Kibi School for the Deaf". Joyonline. 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  4. ^ "Geology and Mineral Deposits". Minerals Commission. Archived from the original on 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  5. ^ "Paramount Mining to commence testing". World Gold Council. 2006-06-29. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  6. ^ "RUSSIAN ALUMINIUN GIANT, RUSAL, 'EYES' GHANA'S VALCO". Embassy of Russia. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  7. ^ "Galamsey Destroying East Akyem | Save Atewa Forest Reserve". Archived from the original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  8. ^ Yeboah, Rex Mainoo (2021-10-06). "Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Inspects Works On €4 Million Atibie Hospital Project". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
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