Mpraeso

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Mpraeso
Town
Location of Mpraeso in Eastern Region, Ghana
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Country  Ghana
Region Eastern Region
District Kwahu South District
Population (2013)
 • Total 11,190[1]
Time zone GMT
 • Summer (DST) GMT (UTC)

Mpraeso is a town and the capital of Kwahu South district, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana, located at an altitude of 367 m on the Kwahu Plateau, which forms the south-west boundary of Lake Volta. Mpraeso has a 2013 settlement population of 11,190 people.[1]

Geography

The headwaters of the Pra River are near Mpraeso.

Education

Mpraeso Secondary School (MPASS) is in Mpraeso .[2]

Mining

The discovery of Bauxite near Mpraeso, announced in 1924, led to the development of the Bauxite mining industry along the Volta River.[3]

Arts

Mpraeso is famous for manufacturing pottery, particularly for its grinding bowls: shallow dishes with strong, inverted rims and ridges on the interior used to grind vegetables using a small wooden pestle.[4]

References

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