Odumase Krobo Osumaase | |
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Location of Odumase Krobo in Eastern Region, Ghana | |
Coordinates: 6°09′N0°01′E / 6.150°N 0.017°E | |
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.
The town is a proposed site for the construction of University of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation. [2] [3]
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]
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]
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.
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