Krobo Odumase

Odumase Krobo Osumaase
Town
Odumase Krobo Location of Odumase Krobo in Eastern Region, Ghana
Coordinates: 6°09′N0°01′E / 6.150°N 0.017°E / 6.150; 0.017
Country	Ghana
Region	Eastern Region
District	Lower Manya Krobo District
Elevation	702 ft (214 m)
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	GMT

Krobo Odumase is a town and capital of Lower Manya Krobo Municipal District in the Eastern Region of Ghana. ^[1] The Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School was formerly located here.

Prominent sites

The town is a proposed site for the construction of University of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation. ^{[2] [3]}

History

The Basel Mission ran a school in Odumase Krobo by 1857. The town became Manya Krobo's capital when Emmanuel Mate Kole became Konor in 1892. ^[4]

Economy

The town, famous for its glass beadmaking, ^[5] hosted the First Ghana International Beads Festival in August 2009. ^[6] The town has its bead markets every Wednesday and Saturday at the Agormanya market. ^[7]

Culture

At the end of September the town hosts the seven-day Ngmayem festival. ^[8]

The town is noted for the performance of the Dipo rite.

Notable people

• Tetteh Adzedu (fashion designer), was born in Odumase Krobo
• Thomas Partey (born 1993), association football player for Arsenal
• Sparqlyn (musician), born 1983 in Odumase Krobo

References

1. "Chief wants proposed Eastern Region University located at Krobo Odumase". www.ghanabusinessnews.com. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
2. "Education Minister says no more protocol admissions". myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
3. "President Mahama inaugurates 12 member taskforce to oversee early completion of the Eastern Region University". gbcghana.com. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
4. Daniel Miles McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Ghana, Scarecrow Press, 1995, p. 137
5. "Glass Bead Making in Odumase Krobo, Ghana". Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
6. First Ghana International Beads Festival launched at Odumase, Krobo, Delegation of the European Union to Ghana, 6 August 2009
7. Glass Bead Making in Odumase Krobo, Ghana
8. Donna R. Barnes, 'Play in historical and cross-cultural contexts', in Doris Fromberg & Doris Bergin, eds., Play from birth to twelve, p. 250

External links

Media related to Krobo Odumase at Wikimedia Commons