Mpraeso
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Mpraeso is the capital of the Kwahu South District
in Ghana
, located at an altitude of 367 m on the Kwahu Plateau
, which forms the south-west boundary of Lake Volta
. Mpraeso is about three hours' drive north-west from Accra
. The population is about 36,000.
In the 2008 presidential elections run-off, 18,068 people in the Mpraeso constituency voted for Nana Akufo-Addo while 8,632 voted for John Atta Mills, the winner of the national vote.
The town is the home of the Mpraeso Secondary School (MPASS).
Mpraeso is famous for pottery, particularly for its grinding bowls: shallow dishes with strong, inverted rims and ridges on the interior used to grind vegetables such as tomato, pepper or okra using a small wooden pestle.
The discovery of Bauxite
near Mpraeso, announced in 1924, led to the development of the Bauxite mining industry along the Volta River
.
The headwaters of the Pra River
are near Mpraeso.
Kwahu South District
The Kwahu South District is a district of Ghana in the Eastern Region. Some of its towns include Mpraeso, Atibie,Bepong, Pepease, Oboming, and Oboo. It is popular for the Easter holiday, at which time the district is overcrowded.-Sources:*...
in Ghana
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...
, located at an altitude of 367 m on the Kwahu Plateau
Kwahu Plateau
The Kwahu Plateau is a long plateau in Ghana. It forms the country's watershed, separating the two main river networks in the country....
, which forms the south-west boundary of Lake Volta
Lake Volta
Lake Volta is the largest reservoir by surface area in the world, and the fourth largest one by water volume. It is located completely within the country of Ghana, and it has a surface area of about 8,502 km² . Lake Volta lies along the Greenwich Meridian, and just six degrees of latitude...
. Mpraeso is about three hours' drive north-west from Accra
Accra
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
. The population is about 36,000.
In the 2008 presidential elections run-off, 18,068 people in the Mpraeso constituency voted for Nana Akufo-Addo while 8,632 voted for John Atta Mills, the winner of the national vote.
The town is the home of the Mpraeso Secondary School (MPASS).
Mpraeso is famous for pottery, particularly for its grinding bowls: shallow dishes with strong, inverted rims and ridges on the interior used to grind vegetables such as tomato, pepper or okra using a small wooden pestle.
The discovery of Bauxite
Bauxite
Bauxite is an aluminium ore and is the main source of aluminium. This form of rock consists mostly of the minerals gibbsite Al3, boehmite γ-AlO, and diaspore α-AlO, in a mixture with the two iron oxides goethite and hematite, the clay mineral kaolinite, and small amounts of anatase TiO2...
near Mpraeso, announced in 1924, led to the development of the Bauxite mining industry along the Volta River
Volta River
The Volta is a river in western Africa that drains into the Gulf of Guinea. It has three main tributaries—the Black Volta, White Volta and Red Volta...
.
The headwaters of the Pra River
Pra River (Ghana)
The Pra River is a river in Ghana, the easternmost and the largest of the three principal rivers that drain the area south of the Volta divide. Rising in the Kwahu Plateau near Mpraeso and flowing southward for 240 km through rich cocoa and farming areas and valuable forests in the Akan...
are near Mpraeso.