Kibi or Kyebi is a town located in the East Akim Municipal District, Eastern Region of Ghana. Its population is 11,677 people as of 2013.
Kibi
Kyebi | |
|---|---|
  Kibi Location of Kibi in Eastern Region | |
| Coordinates: 06°10′N 00°33′W / 6.167°N 0.550°W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region |  Eastern Region |
| District | East Akim Municipal |
| Elevation | 318 m (1,043 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 11,677[1] |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
History
editKibi is the traditional capital of the Akyem Abuakwa state in the Eastern region of Ghana (also known as Okyeman). The Ofori Panin paramount stool, the traditional seat of the Okyenhene, is located in Kibi.[citation needed]
Transport
editThe Kibi railway station serves Kibi a short distance on the Ghana rail transport network.
Education
editKibi has a number of educational institutions from primary education to higher education, as well as a school for the deaf, which was founded in 1975 and had 213 students by 2008.[2]
Economy
editTarkwaian rocks, a major source of gold, have been found near Kibi.[3] Several mining companies, including Paramount Mining Corporation, have been exploring their potential.[4] RUSAL, a major Russian Aluminium corporation, applied to the Ghana Minerals Commission and the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Industry Committee for permission to explore the Ghana bauxite deposits near Kibi.[5] The town is known for a high volume of galamsey activities, which eventually caused contamination of the Birim River.[6]
Notable people
edit- Abedi Pele
- Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana
- André Ayew
- Jordan Ayew
- Nana Asante Bediatuo
- Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin
- Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta, former Attorney General and Speaker of Parliament
- William Ofori-Atta, former Foreign Minister, Former Minister of Education, and Former Chairman of Council Of State
- Jones Ofori-Atta, former Deputy Finance Minister
- Kwesi Amoako-Atta, first Black Deputy Governor of Bank of Ghana and former Finance Minister of Ghana
- Susan Ofori-Atta, first female medical doctor in Ghana
- S.S. Omane, former Inspector General of Police, IGP
- Samuel Atta Akyea, MP for Akyem Abuakwa South
- Ofori-Atta I
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
- ^ "Japan commissions project at Kibi School for the Deaf". Joyonline. 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ "Geology and Mineral Deposits". Minerals Commission. Archived from the original on 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ "Paramount Mining to commence testing". World Gold Council. 2006-06-29. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ "RUSSIAN ALUMINIUN GIANT, RUSAL, 'EYES' GHANA'S VALCO". Embassy of Russia. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ "Galamsey Destroying East Akyem | Save Atewa Forest Reserve". Archived from the original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-19.