Akrofuom | |
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  Akrofuom | |
| Coordinates: 6°7′15″N1°39′13″W / 6.12083°N 1.65361°W Coordinates: 6°7′15″N1°39′13″W / 6.12083°N 1.65361°W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region | Ashanti Region |
Akrofuom is a town on Gyimi River [1] in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the Akrofuom District. [2] The town is known for the Akrofuom Senior High Technical School. [3] [4] The school is a second cycle institution. [5]
The Ashanti Goldfield Corporation operated a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railway near Akrofuom. They used a 0-6-0 WT well tank locomotive built by Hudswell Clarke as No. 1238 of 1916. It was, however, plated as Robert Hudson, who had placed the order. Its working life ended in 1952 when it fell into a river near Akrofuom, killing its driver and was abandoned. [6]
Adansi is the name of an Akan ethnic group inhabiting the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The capital of the Adansi is at Fomena. An Adansihene is still designated. The Adansi has seven paramountcies: the capital, Fomena, New Edubiase, Ayaase, Akrokyere (Akrokerri), Akrofuom, Bodwesango and, Dompoase. The Adansi is devolved into three local government divisions - Adansi South which has a population of 129,325 and an area of 1,380 square kilometres has the capital at New Edubiase; Adansi North has a population of 235,680, and an area 828 square kilometres and has its capital at Fomena; and Obuasi Municipal which has a population of 175,043 and is the second-largest urban settlement in the Ashanti Region and the eight biggest urban settlement in Ghana. Adansi South was once the largest cocoa growing area in the Ashanti Region.
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Akrofuom Senior High Technical School is a second cycle institution located in Akrofuom in the Adansi South District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.