Dormaa Ahenkro is a town and also the capital of Dormaa Traditional Area
Dormaa Municipal of the
Bono Region
The Bono region is one of the 16 administrative regions of Ghana. It is as a result of the remainder of Brong-Ahafo region when Bono East region and Ahafo Region, Ahafo region were created. Sunyani, also known as the green city of Ghana, is the r ...
, in Ghana.
Dormaa Ahenkro has a historical reference for their brave warlords. Dormaa Ahenkro is the capital for the Dormaa traditional area and serves as the seat of the Paramount chief
Oseadeeyo Nana Agyeman Badu II.
Dorma currently is divided into three Districts;
Dormaa Municipal Dormaa Ahenkro as its capital,
Dormaa West District
Nkrankwanta as its capital and
Dormaa East District
Dormaa East District is one of the twelve districts in Bono Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Dormaa District on 10 March 1989; until the eastern part of the district was split off to create Dormaa East District o ...
Wamfie
Wamfie is a town located in the Bono Region of Ghana
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as its capital.
Geography
Location
The municipality is situated at the western part of the Bono Region. It is bound in the North by the Jaman South district and in the east by the Dormaa East district, in the south and south-east by Asunafo and Asutifi districts respectively, in the west and south-west by
Dormaa West and in the west and north-west by
Ivory Coast
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. It is the municipal capital and is located about 80 kilometers west of the regional capital,
Sunyani and also about 46.3 kilometers from
Berekum
Berekum, nicknamed "The Golden City", is a city and the capital of Berekum East Municipal in the Bono Region of Ghana. The city has a population of 62,364 as of 2012. The native language of the Berekum people is the Bono Twi. As of 2020 ...
.
Healthcare
A district
Hospital
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"Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital" founded in 1955 is located in Dormaa Ahenkro.
Education
The main senior high school in the area is Dormaa Senior High School.
There is a technical training center known as Dormaa Vocational Training Institute. The
University of Energy and Natural Resources
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(Dormaa campus) and Presbyterian Midwifery and Nursing Center are also located within Dormaa Ahenkro.
Stadiums and sports
Sports
Professional sports teams based in Dormaa Ahenkro include:
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Aduana Stars
References
Populated places in the Bono Region
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