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Aboso
Location of Aboso in Western Region
Coordinates: 5°21′48″N1°56′52″W / 5.36333°N 1.94778°W / 5.36333; -1.94778
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Western Region (Ghana).gif Western Region
District Prestea Huni-Valley District
Population
 (2013)
  Total9,945 [1]
Time zone GMT
  Summer (DST) GMT

Aboso is a town near Tarkwa, and is the capital of Wassa West district, a district in the Western Region of Ghana. [2] Aboso is the 78th most populous settlement in Ghana, with a population of 9,945 people. [1] At the Ghana census of 18 March 1984, there were 4,700 inhabitants living in the town. [1]

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The town has been in an important center in the goldfields in the Tarkwa hills since the late 19th century. [3] The town is the namesake for Aboso Goldfield Ltd, a subsidiary of Gold Fields which operates the nearby Damang mine. [4]

The town used to be the location for the Aboso Glass Factory, a major manufacturer and supplier of bottles for the beverage industry. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
  2. Touring Ghana - Western Region Archived 2012-05-17 at the Wayback Machine . touringghana.com.
  3. Dickson, Kwamina B. (1969). A Historical Geography of Ghana. CUP Archive. p. 183. ISBN   9780521071024.
  4. "Gold Fields Limited - AGE (African Growing Enterprises) File". Institute of Developing Economies. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  5. "GIHOC Distilleries takes over Aboso Glass Factory". Citi Business News. 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2020-08-05.

Coordinates: 5°21′48″N1°56′52″W / 5.36333°N 1.94778°W / 5.36333; -1.94778