Mpraeso
Mpraeso | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region |  Eastern Region |
| District | Kwahu South District |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 11,190[1] |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Mpraeso is a town and the capital of Kwahu South district, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana, 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]
Geography
The headwaters of the Pra River are near Mpraeso.
Education
Mpraeso Secondary School (MPASS) is in Mpraeso .[2]
Mining
The discovery of Bauxite near Mpraeso, announced in 1924, led to the development of the Bauxite mining industry along the Volta River.[3]
Arts
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.[4]
References
- ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com.
- ^ "Mpraeso Secondary School". Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ^ Boahen, Adu (1975). Ghana: evolution and change in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. London: Longman. ISBN 0-582-60065-0.
- ^ "In Ghana, Pottery is Women's Work". Studio Potter. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
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