Obuasi
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Obuasi is a city in southern Ghana
, lying south of Kumasi
. It has a population of 115,564 (2000 census) On the railway line from Kumasi to Sekondi, it is known for its gold mine
, now one of the ten largest in the world, gold having been mined on the site since at least the seventeenth century. Tourists can visit the mine by arranging with the Public Relations Directorate of AGA. Operated by the Anglo Gold Ashanti (AGA), formerly the Ashanti Gold Company, it was the company's largest mine until the company's merger with the South African company AngloGold
.
Notable people from the city include the footballer John Mensah
and Sam E. Jonah
, KBE, the former CEO of Ashanti Goldfields Company. Ashanti Gold Sporting Club, a football club, and Adullam orphanage are also located within the city.
Obuasi is also noted for the great health care facilities such as AGA Hospital owned by Anglo Gold and also a private health facility, St. Jude Hospital, owned by Dr. George Owusu-Asiedu. The facility is noted for many successful surgeries and numerous successful births at the maternity wing of the hospital run by the former president of the Ghana Midwives Association, Mrs. Priscilla Owusu-Asiedu. Obuasi also has an airstrip, at a nearby village.
As of September 13, 2008, Obuasi was signed in as another Sister City of Riverside, California
, USA.
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...
, lying south of Kumasi
Kumasi
Kumasi is a city in southern central Ghana's Ashanti region. It is located near Lake Bosomtwe, in the Rain Forest Region about northwest of Accra. Kumasi is approximately north of the Equator and north of the Gulf of Guinea...
. It has a population of 115,564 (2000 census) On the railway line from Kumasi to Sekondi, it is known for its gold mine
Obuasi Gold Mine
The Obuasi Gold Mine is an open-pit and underground gold mine situated near Obuasi, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The operation is owned by AngloGold Ashanti ....
, now one of the ten largest in the world, gold having been mined on the site since at least the seventeenth century. Tourists can visit the mine by arranging with the Public Relations Directorate of AGA. Operated by the Anglo Gold Ashanti (AGA), formerly the Ashanti Gold Company, it was the company's largest mine until the company's merger with the South African company AngloGold
AngloGold
AngloGold was a gold mining company based in South Africa and majority-owned by the Anglo American group. In 2004 it merged with the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation to create the world's second-largest gold producer, AngloGold Ashanti. It's a big company....
.
Notable people from the city include the footballer John Mensah
John Mensah
John Mensah is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for French club Lyon in Ligue 1, although he spent the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 seasons on loan at English club Sunderland in the Premier League...
and Sam E. Jonah
Sam E. Jonah
Sam E Jonah, KBE is the Executive Chairman of Jonah Capital, equity fund based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mr Jonah was previously President of AngloGold Ashanti and shared the strategic leadership of the company with its CEO, Bobby Godsell....
, KBE, the former CEO of Ashanti Goldfields Company. Ashanti Gold Sporting Club, a football club, and Adullam orphanage are also located within the city.
Obuasi is also noted for the great health care facilities such as AGA Hospital owned by Anglo Gold and also a private health facility, St. Jude Hospital, owned by Dr. George Owusu-Asiedu. The facility is noted for many successful surgeries and numerous successful births at the maternity wing of the hospital run by the former president of the Ghana Midwives Association, Mrs. Priscilla Owusu-Asiedu. Obuasi also has an airstrip, at a nearby village.
As of September 13, 2008, Obuasi was signed in as another Sister City of Riverside, California
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
, USA.