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Bogoso

Coordinates: 05°34′07″N 02°00′21″W / 5.56861°N 2.00583°W / 5.56861; -2.00583
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Bogoso
Municipal Capital
Nickname: 
Bogoo
Bogoso is located in Ghana
Bogoso
Bogoso
Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 05°34′07″N 02°00′21″W / 5.56861°N 2.00583°W / 5.56861; -2.00583
Country Ghana
Region Western Region
MunicipalPrestea-Huni Valley Municipal
Elevation
300 ft (90 m)
Population
 • Totalover 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

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Bogoso is a tropical savanna.[4]

Mining

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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

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

Commodities

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  • Gold
  • Diamonds

Rock types

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  • Basalt
  • Mylonite
  • Shale

References

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  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.