Coordinates: 05°34′07″N 02°00′21″W / 5.56861°N 2.00583°W / 5.56861; -2.00583

Bogoso

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Bogoso
Municipal Capital
Nickname: 
Bogoo
Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 05°34′07″N 02°00′21″W / 5.56861°N 2.00583°W / 5.56861; -2.00583
CountryFile:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
RegionFile:Flag of Western Region (Ghana).gif Western Region
MunicipalPrestea-Huni Valley Municipal
Elevation
300 ft (90 m)
Population
 • Total
over 50,000 residents

Bogoso is a mining town and is the capital of Prestea-Huni Valley Municipality, a district in the Western Region of Ghana.[1][2][3]

Climate

Bogoso is a tropical savanna.[4]

Mining

The village of Apiate near Bogoso was the site of a deadly explosion in January 2022, after a heavy truck carrying explosives to a mine was involved in a traffic collision.[5][6]

Education

  • ST.AUGUSTINE SENIOR HIGH SCH.
  • UNIVERSITY OF WORLDWIDE MEDIA COLLEGE

Commodities

  • Gold
  • Diamonds

Rock types

  • Basalt
  • Mylonite
  • Shale

References

  1. "Bogoso". www.tiptopglobe.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  2. "Western » Prestea-Huni Valley". Ghana District. 18 October 2011. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  3. "Western Region". Touring Ghana. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  4. "Bogoso Mine, Bogoso-Prestea area, Ashanti gold belt, Western Region, Ghana". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  5. Paquette, Danielle (21 January 2022). "Mining truck explosion kills at least 13 and wounds more than 100 in Ghana". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  6. Winsor, Morgan (21 January 2022). "Massive explosion in Ghana mining region leaves dozens dead or injured". ABC News.