Atonsu (Ashanti Region)

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Atonsu
Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 6°38′49″N1°36′32″W / 6.64694°N 1.60889°W / 6.64694; -1.60889
Country Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Region Ashanti Region
District

Atonsu is a suburb of Kumasi in the Asokwa Municipal District and Asokwa Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana which have Hon. Patricia Appiagyei as its member of parliament. [1] [2] [3] [4] The landfill site is situated nearby to the suburb Agogo, as well as near Ahinsan. [5]

Atonsu is also a community in the Sekyere Central District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  2. ↑ Achiaw, Nana Owusu (2021-10-07). "Atonsu: Armed Robbers Punch Bank Security Officer To Death". Wontumi Online. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  3. ↑ "Man robbed and shot dead at Atonsu - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  4. ↑ Africa, Daily Guide. "Atonsu road in Kumasi to be built with French money | News Ghana". newsghana.com.gh. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  5. ↑ "Kumasi: Atonsu-Kuwait residents demonstrate over poor management of Oti landfill". Otec 102.9 FM. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  6. ↑ "Modern Police Station For Atonsu". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  7. ↑ "Atonsu-Agogo: Security guard found dead around rural bank after suspected robbery incident". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  8. ↑ Ghana, GTBank. "Commissioning and Handing Over of ICT Laboratory to Atonsu M/A…". GTBank Ghana. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
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