Kibi, Ghana




Town in Eastern Region

































Kibi


Kyebi

Town


Official logo of Kibi
East Akim Municipal District logo



Kibi is located in Ghana

Kibi

Kibi



Location of Kibi in Eastern Region

Coordinates: 06°10′N 00°33′W / 6.167°N 0.550°W / 6.167; -0.550Coordinates: 06°10′N 00°33′W / 6.167°N 0.550°W / 6.167; -0.550
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

Kibi or Kyebi is a town and the capital of the East Akim Municipal District, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana, on the eastern slopes of the Atewa Range.[2] Kibi lies at an altitude of 318 m, and, Kibi has a 2013 settlement population of 11,677 people.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Transport


    • 1.1 Train




  • 2 History


  • 3 Education


  • 4 Economy


  • 5 Railway station


  • 6 See also


  • 7 Personalities


  • 8 References





Transport



Train


Kibi is served at a short distance by a station on the Ghana rail transport network.



History


Kibi is the traditional capital of the Akyem Abuakwa state in Eastern region (also known as Okyeman). The Ofori Panin paramount stool which is the traditional seat of the Okyenhene is located in Kibi.



Education


Kibi has a number of educational institutions from primary education to higher education and Kibi also has as school for the deaf, founded in 1975, which by 2008 had 213 students.[3]



Economy


Tarkwaian rocks, a major source of gold, have been found near Kibi.[4] Several mining companies including Paramount Mining Corporation have been exploring their potential.[5]RUSAL, a major Russian Aluminium applied to the Ghana Minerals Commission and the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Industry Committee for permission to explore the Ghana bauxite deposits near Kibi. [6]. The town is known for a lot of galamsey activities and these activities has led to the contamination of river Birim [7].



Railway station


In Kibi there is a railway station, Kibi railway station.



See also


  • Railway stations in Ghana


Personalities



  • Abedi Pele

  • Nana Akufo-Addo

  • André Ayew

  • Jordan Ayew



References





  1. ^ ab "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Website". East Akim Municipal. Retrieved 2009-03-20.


  3. ^ "Japan commissions project at Kibi School for the Deaf". Joyonline. 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2009-03-20.


  4. ^ "Geology and Mineral Deposits". Minerals Commission. Archived from the original on 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2009-03-20.


  5. ^ "Paramount Mining to commence testing". World Gold Council. 2006-06-29. Retrieved 2009-03-20.


  6. ^ "RUSSIAN ALUMINIUN GIANT, RUSAL, 'EYES' GHANA'S VALCO". Embassy of Russia. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2009-03-20.


  7. ^ http://www.saveatiwa.com.gh/more.php?article=Galamsey%20destroying%20East%20Akyem%20&nid=68










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