Nkoranza

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Nkoranza (or Nkoransa) is a town located in the mid-north of Ghana. It is the district capital of the Nkoranza District in the Bono East Region.[1][2][3][4]

A leading Brong town, the town led the 1892-93 Brong rebellion against the Ashanti.[5] Nkoranza is a town located in the newly created Bono East Region, from the Former Mother Region Brong Ahafo, which use to Host the now Ahafo Region and the current Bono East Region. Nkoranza is now in the Bono East Region whose capital is Techiman. It is divided into two districts: Nkoranza North and Nkoranza south district.[1] Nkoranza is having a market which mostly sell yams, maize and other food stuffs.

Nkoranza South District

Nkoranza south is among the twenty-seven(27) administrative districts in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It is found in the center of the Brong Ahafo Region. It shares boundary with Nkoranza North District to the north. It consists of 126 settlements headed by one paramount chief.[6]

Nkoranza North District

Nkoranza north district is one of the twenty-seven (27) administrative districts in the Brong Ahafo Region. It has Busunya as its capital. It shares boundaries with Kintampo South to the south and Nkoranza South to the north

Transport

Nkoranza is the location of a proposed railway station.

Education
  • St. Theresa Roman Catholic School[7]
  • Nkoranza Senior High Technical School[8]

See also

References
  1. "The 11 Districts of the Bono East Region". banewsgh.com. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. "Nkoranza South". mofa.gov.gh. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  3. Vizzuality. "Nkoranza, Brong Ahafo, Ghana Deforestation Rates & Statistics | GFW". www.globalforestwatch.org. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  4. "Handing Over of Enhanced CIC at Nkoranza, Brong Ahafo Region | Ministry of Communications". moc.gov.gh. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  5. Daniel Miles McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Ghana, Scarecrow Press, 1995, p. 130
  6. "One District One Factory (1D1F)". www.moti.gov.gh. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  7. GNA (2021-01-20). "Support children to obey COVID-19 protocols, says Amoakohene". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  8. "MP Presents Desks To Nkoranza Technical School". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-11-18.


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