Obuasi
Obuasi | |
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Mining Town & Municipality Capital | |
View of the Obuasi Gold Mine from Obuasi | |
| Nickname(s): Sikakrom, Gold Town | |
| Motto: Unity in Development | |
Location of Obuasi within Ashanti Region | |
| Coordinates: 06°12′00″N 01°41′00″W / 6.20000°N 1.68333°W | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Ashanti |
| Municipality | Obuasi Municipal |
| Government | |
| • Type | Absolute monarchy |
| • Body | Manhyia Palace Obuasi Municipal |
| • Emperor Asantehene | Osei Tutu II |
| Elevation | 331 ft (101 m) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 175,043 |
| • Ethnicity | Ashanti |
| Demonym | Obuasian |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
| postal code | AO |
| Area code | 032 25 |
| climate | Aw |
| Website | oma.gov.gh |
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Obuasi is a gold mining town and is the capital of the Obuasi Municipal District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It lies in the southern part of the Obuasi Municipal and is located about 39 mi (63 km) from Kumasi. As of 2012, the town has a population of 175,043 people. The current mayor (executive chief) of the town is Hon. Elijah Adansi-Bonah.
Obuasi is home to the Obuasi Gold Mine, one of the largest known gold deposits on Earth. The Gold Coast region was named after the large amount of gold mined, historically at Obuasi and the bordering Ashanti Region.