Mampong
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 Asante Mampong
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| Coordinates: 7°4′N 1°24′W / 7.067°N 1.4°WCoordinates: 7°4′N 1°24′W / 7.067°N 1.4°W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region | Ashanti Region |
| District | Mampong Municipal |
Mampong is a town in Ghana. It is found in the Ashanti Region in Ghana, and serves as the administrative capital of Sekyere West District.
It is also the home of the Mampong Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine. The center conducts research in the use of plant medicine in the cure of various ailments.[1]
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[edit] Namesakes
There are several towns in Ghana with this name.
[edit] Notable residents
- J. H. Kwabena Nketia, ethnomusicologist and composer (b. 1921)
- Gerald Asamoah, Ghanaian-German Footballer, currently playing for FC St. Pauli[2] (b.1978)
- Thomas Abdullah Nasir Boateng, educationist and chartered Chemist (b. 1937)(d. 2011)
- Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko, Lawyer (b. 1928)
- Akwasi Amankwa Afrifa, Soldier & Politician
- Ahmed Aboud, Student of University of Education, Winneba, Ashanti-Mampong campus
[edit] Towns
- Mprim
[edit] References
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