Mampong
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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.
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. It is found in the Ashanti Region
Ashanti Region
The Ashanti Region is the third largest of 10 administrative regions in Ghana, occupying a total land surface of 24389 square kilometers or 10.2 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the most populated region with a population of 3,612,950 in 2000,...
in Ghana, and serves as the administrative capital of Sekyere West District
Sekyere West District
The Mampong Municipal District, formerly the Sekyere West District is a district of Ghana in the Ashanti Region.-Sources:*...
.
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.
Notable residents
- J. H. Kwabena NketiaJ. H. Kwabena NketiaJoseph Hanson Kwabena Nketia is a Ghanaian ethnomusicologist and composer....
, ethnomusicologist and composer (b. 1921) - Gerald AsamoahGerald AsamoahGerald Asamoah is a Ghanaian-born German footballer. He last played as a forward for FC St.Pauli, following an 11-year long stay at Schalke.-Club career:...
, Ghanaian-German Footballer, currently playing for FC St. PauliFC St. PauliFußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that also has Rugby Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that...
(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