Akropong
Akropong is a town in South Ghana and the capital of the Akuapim North District, a district in the Eastern Region of South Ghana. It is known for producing snails and palm oil. Akropong has a 2013 settlement population of 13,785 people.- Type: Town with 11,100 residents
- Description: town in Ghana
- Also known as: “Akropong-Akwapim” and “Akuropon”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Adukrom.
Adukrom
Town
Adukrom is a town in the Okere District Assembly in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Adukrom is situated 5 km north of Akropong.
Akropong
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Akuapim North Municipal District, Eastern Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
5.97056° or 5° 58′ 14″ north
Longitude
-0.08917° or 0° 5′ 21″ west
Population
11,100
Elevation
454 metres (1,490 feet)
Open location code
6CQXXWC6+68
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Yoruba—“Akropong” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Акропонг”
- Cebuano: “Akropong”
- Dutch: “Akropong”
- Fanti: “Akropong”
- French: “Akropong”
- German: “Akropong”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Akropong”
- Igbo: “Akropong”
- Irish: “Akropong”
- Japanese: “アクロポン”
- Persian: “اکراپانگ”
- Polish: “Akropong”
- South Azerbaijani: “اکراپانق”
- Swahili: “Akropong”
- Swedish: “Akropong”
- Turkish: “Akropong”
- Twi: “Akropong”
- Ukrainian: “Акропонг”
- Yoruba: “Akropong”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Abiriw and Dawu.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Akrofi Christaller Institute of Theology Mission and Akropong Akuapim Post Office.
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