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Coordinates: 06°36′00″N 02°07′00″W / 6.60000°N 2.11667°W / 6.60000; -2.11667
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'''Nyinahin''' is a [[bauxite]] [[mining community]] and small town and is the capital of [[Atwima Mponua District|Atwima Mponua]], a [[Districts of Ghana|district]] in the [[Ashanti Region]] of [[Ghana]].<ref name="Touring Ghana - Ashanti Region">[http://www.touringghana.com/regions/ashanti_region.asp Touring Ghana - Ashanti Region]</ref>
'''Nyinahin''' is a small town and is the capital of [[Atwima Mponua District|Atwima Mponua]], a [[Districts of Ghana|district]] in the [[Ashanti Region]] of [[Ghana]].<ref name="Touring Ghana - Ashanti Region">[http://www.touringghana.com/regions/ashanti_region.asp Touring Ghana - Ashanti Region] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607062359/http://www.touringghana.com/regions/ashanti_region.asp |date=2012-06-07 }}</ref>

== Bauxite Mining ==
Nyinahin has large [[bauxite]] ores reserves estimated at over 350 million metric tonnes with a high content of [[aluminium]] and [[silica]].<ref name="Mineral exploration & Mining industry">{{cite web|url=http://www.drabeny.com/investments/mineral.php |title=Mineral exploration & Mining industry |work=drabeny.com |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2 August 2015}}</ref>


== Transport ==
== Transport ==
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Latest revision as of 17:45, 29 January 2023

Nyinahin
District Capital
Nyinahin is located in Ghana
Nyinahin
Nyinahin
Location in Ghana
Nyinahin is located in Africa
Nyinahin
Nyinahin
Nyinahin (Africa)
Coordinates: 06°36′00″N 02°07′00″W / 6.60000°N 2.11667°W / 6.60000; -2.11667
Country Ghana
RegionAshanti Region
DistrictAtwima Mponua District
Elevation
636 ft (194 m)

Nyinahin is a small town and is the capital of Atwima Mponua, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1]

Transport

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It is proposed to have a railway station under the ECOWAS rail scheme.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Touring Ghana - Ashanti Region Archived 2012-06-07 at the Wayback Machine


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