Aboso
Aboso is a town near Tarkwa, and is the capital of Wassa West district, a district in the Western Region of Ghana. Aboso is the 78th most populous settlement in Ghana, with a population of 9,945 people.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 8,790 residents
- Description: town & District in Western Region, Ghana
- Also known as: “Abosso”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarkwa and Tarkwa mine.
Tarkwa
Town
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Tarkwa is a town and is the capital of Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal district, a district in the Western Region southwest of South Ghana. Frequently dubbed as the "Golden City" by its indigenous populace, the region is characterized by a rich tapestry of Fante communities, among which include Efuanta, Tamso, Aboso, Akoon, Nzemaline, and Kwabedu. Tarkwa is situated 7 km southwest of Aboso.
Tarkwa mine
Locality
The Tarkwa mine is one of the largest gold mines in Ghana and in the world. The mine is located in the south-west of the country in the Western Region. The mine has estimated reserves of 15.1 million oz of gold. Tarkwa mine is situated 9 km southwest of Aboso.
Aboso
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Prestea-Huni Valley Municipal District, Western Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
5.36239° or 5° 21′ 45″ northLongitude
-1.94983° or 1° 56′ 59″ westPopulation
8,790Elevation
92 metres (302 feet)Open location code
6CQW9362+X3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1839943863OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2306224Wikidata ID
Q4668521
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In Other Languages
From Akan to Twi—“Aboso” goes by many names.
- Akan: “Aboso”
- Bulgarian: “Абосо”
- Cebuano: “Aboso”
- Dutch: “Aboso”
- Estonian: “Aboso”
- French: “Aboso, Ghana”
- French: “Aboso”
- Irish: “Aboso”
- Japanese: “アボソ”
- Persian: “ابوسو”
- South Azerbaijani: “ابوسو”
- Swahili: “Aboso”
- Swedish: “Aboso”
- Turkish: “Aboso”
- Twi: “Aboso”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Aboso”. Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.