Aboso

This article is about the town in Ghana. For the Aruban film, see Abo So.

Aboso
Town & District
Aboso is located in Ghana
Aboso
Aboso
Location of Aboso in Western Region
Coordinates: 5°21′48″N 1°56′52″W / 5.36333°N 1.94778°W / 5.36333; -1.94778
Country Ghana
Region Western Region
DistrictPrestea Huni-Valley District
Population
 (2013)
 • Total9,945[1]
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)GMT

Aboso is a town near Tarkwa, and is the capital of Wassa West district, a district in the Western Region of Ghana.[2] Aboso is the 78th most populous settlement in Ghana, with a population of 9,945 people.[1] At the Ghana census of 18 March 1984, there were 4,700 inhabitants living in the town.[1]

The town has been in an important center in the goldfields in the Tarkwa hills since the late 19th century.[3] The town is the namesake for Aboso Goldfield Ltd, a subsidiary of Gold Fields which operates the nearby Damang mine.[4]

The town used to be the location for the Aboso Glass Factory, a major manufacturer and supplier of bottles for the beverage industry.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
  2. ^ Touring Ghana - Western Region Archived 2012-05-17 at the Wayback Machine. touringghana.com.
  3. ^ Dickson, Kwamina B. (1969). A Historical Geography of Ghana. CUP Archive. p. 183. ISBN 9780521071024.
  4. ^ "Gold Fields Limited - AGE (African Growing Enterprises) File". Institute of Developing Economies. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  5. ^ "GIHOC Distilleries takes over Aboso Glass Factory". Citi Business News. 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2020-08-05.

5°21′48″N 1°56′52″W / 5.36333°N 1.94778°W / 5.36333; -1.94778