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{{short description|Town in Ashanti Region, Ghana}}
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'''Obuasi''' is a [[gold]] [[mining community]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agyeman |first=Adwoa |date=2019-01-22 |title=Akufo-Addo reopens Obuasi gold mine |url=https://www.adomonline.com/akufo-addo-reopens-obuasi-gold-mine/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Adomonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref> and town which is the capital of the [[Obuasi Municipal District]] in the [[Ashanti Region]] of [[Ghana]].<ref name="An Economic History of the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation"/> It lies in the southern part of the Obuasi Municipal, {{convert|39|mi|km|abbr=off}} south-west of Ashanti capital city [[Kumasi]].<ref name="An Economic History of the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation"/> Obuasi has a population of 175,043 people.<ref name="World Gazetteer"/> Obuasi mining community has a mixture of the [[Ashanti people]] culture and the semi-island [[Enclave and exclave|exclave]] [[Ashantiland]].<ref name="An Economic History of the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation"/>
'''Obuasi''' is a [[gold]] [[mining community]] and is the capital of the [[Obuasi Municipal District]] in the [[Ashanti Region]] of [[Ghana]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agyeman |first=Adwoa |date=2019-01-22 |title=Akufo-Addo reopens Obuasi gold mine |url=https://www.adomonline.com/akufo-addo-reopens-obuasi-gold-mine/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Adomonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="An Economic History of the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation"/> It lies in the southern part of the Obuasi Municipal, {{convert|39|mi|km|abbr=off}} south-west of Ashanti capital city [[Kumasi]].<ref name="An Economic History of the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation"/> Obuasi has a population of 175,043 people.<ref name="World Gazetteer"/> Obuasi mining community has a mixture of the [[Ashanti people]] culture and the semi-island [[Enclave and exclave|exclave]] [[Ashantiland]].<ref name="An Economic History of the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation"/>


Obuasi is home to the [[Obuasi Gold Mine]], one of the largest known gold deposits on Earth.<ref name="World's top 10 gold deposits">{{cite web|url=http://www.mining.com/web/worlds-top-10-gold-deposits/|title=World's top 10 gold deposits|date=7 August 2013 |access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="An Economic History of the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation"/> The [[Gold Coast (region)|Gold Coast region]] was named after the large amount of gold mined historically at Obuasi and the broader Ashanti Region.<ref name="An Economic History of the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation">{{cite web|url=http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/105/1/Taylor_An_economic_history_of_the_Ashanti_Goldfields_Corporation,_1895-2004.pdf|title=An Economic History of the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation|type=PDF|access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref>
Obuasi is home to the [[Obuasi Gold Mine]], one of the largest known gold deposits on Earth.<ref name="World's top 10 gold deposits">{{cite web|url=http://www.mining.com/web/worlds-top-10-gold-deposits/|title=World's top 10 gold deposits|date=7 August 2013 |access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="An Economic History of the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation"/> The [[Gold Coast (region)|Gold Coast region]] was named after the large amount of gold mined historically at Obuasi and the broader Ashanti Region.<ref name="An Economic History of the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation">{{cite web|url=http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/105/1/Taylor_An_economic_history_of_the_Ashanti_Goldfields_Corporation,_1895-2004.pdf|title=An Economic History of the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation|type=PDF|access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref>


==Economy==
== History ==
The town became an important economic center after the discovery of a large gold deposit in 1897 and the building of a railway from [[Sekondi]] in 1902.<ref name="Britannica">{{cite encyclopedia|title=Obuasi|encyclopedia=Britannica|date=8 January 2015|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Obuasi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516140615/https://www.britannica.com/place/Obuasi|archive-date=16 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Administration ==
{{main|Obuasi West (Ghana parliament constituency)}}

== Economy ==
{{Main|Economy of Ashanti}}
{{Main|Economy of Ashanti}}
Obuasi is known for the [[Obuasi Gold Mine]], one of the largest underground gold mines in the world. [[Gold]] has been mined on the site since at least the seventeenth century.<ref name="World's top 10 gold deposits">{{cite web|url=http://www.mining.com/web/worlds-top-10-gold-deposits/|title=World's top 10 gold deposits|date=7 August 2013 |access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref>
Obuasi is known for the [[Obuasi Gold Mine]], one of the largest underground gold mines in the world. [[Gold]] has been mined on the site since at least the seventeenth century.<ref name="World's top 10 gold deposits">{{cite web|url=http://www.mining.com/web/worlds-top-10-gold-deposits/|title=World's top 10 gold deposits|date=7 August 2013 |access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref>
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The Obuasi Gold Mine is now being refurbished after being placed under care and maintenance in 2014. The mine was anticipated to reach full production in 2022, with a mine life of more than 20 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Obuasi, Ghana |url=https://www.anglogoldashanti.com/portfolio/africa/obuasi/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=AngloGold Ashanti |language=en-ZA}}</ref>{{update inline|date=December 2022}}
The Obuasi Gold Mine is now being refurbished after being placed under care and maintenance in 2014. The mine was anticipated to reach full production in 2022, with a mine life of more than 20 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Obuasi, Ghana |url=https://www.anglogoldashanti.com/portfolio/africa/obuasi/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=AngloGold Ashanti |language=en-ZA}}</ref>{{update inline|date=December 2022}}


==Transportation==
== Transportation ==
Obuasi train station is on the Ashanti [[railway line]] to and from Kumasi (39 miles or 59.4 kilometres or 1 hour 2 minutes south-west of Kumasi) and Obuasi also has an [[airstrip]] and airport.<ref name="AngloGold Ashanti Opens Obuasi Airport">{{cite web|url=http://venturesafrica.com/anglogold-ashanti-open-ghanas-second-largest-airport/|title=Business: AngloGold Ashanti Opens Obuasi Airport|date=4 September 2012 |access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref>
Obuasi train station is on the Ashanti [[railway line]] to and from Kumasi (39 miles or 59.4 kilometres or 1 hour 2 minutes south-west of Kumasi) and Obuasi also has an [[airstrip]] and airport.<ref name="AngloGold Ashanti Opens Obuasi Airport">{{cite web|url=http://venturesafrica.com/anglogold-ashanti-open-ghanas-second-largest-airport/|title=Business: AngloGold Ashanti Opens Obuasi Airport|date=4 September 2012 |access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref>


==Tourist attractions==
== Geography ==
=== Location ===
Tourists can visit the town's mine by arranging with the Public Relations Directorate of Ashanti Goldfields Corporation (AGC).<ref name="An Economic History of the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation" /> Operated by the [[Ashanti Goldfields Corporation]] (AGC), formerly the [[State-owned]] [[Ashanti people|Ashanti]] company [[Ashanti Goldfields Corporation]] (AGC), Ashanti Goldfields Corporation (AGC) was the largest mine until the AGC company merged <ref>{{Cite web |last=Online |first=Peace FM |title=Gold Fields, Anglogold Ghana Team Up To Create Africa's Biggest Gold Mine |url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/business/news/202303/484791.php |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news}}</ref> in 2004 to create the world's second-largest gold producer, [[AngloGold Ashanti|Anglo Gold Ashanti]] (AGA) with the merging of the South African company [[AngloGold]].<ref name="An Economic History of the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation"/>


==Education==
=== Climate ===
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{{See also|List of Senior High Schools in Ashanti Region|l1=List of senior high schools in Ashanti}}
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Obuasi is the site of the [[Obuasi Senior High Technical School]], a [[mixed-sex education|coeducational]] second cycle [[Public school (government funded)|public]] high school.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Obuasi Sec-Tech old students support alma mater|url = http://graphic.com.gh/news/education/15273-obuasi-sec-tech-old-students-support-alma-mater.html|access-date = 5 August 2015}}</ref>
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Christ the King Catholic Senior High School, St. Margaret Senior High School, and the College of Integrated Health Care. Obuasi is the site for the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |url=https://www.knust.edu.gh/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=www.knust.edu.gh}}</ref> (KNUST)-Obuasi Campus.

==Climate==
[[File:OSC Hill Obuasi.jpg|thumb|left|200px|OSC Hill of Obuasi in]]
[[File:OSC Hill Obuasi.jpg|thumb|left|200px|OSC Hill of Obuasi in]]
Obuasi has a semi-equatorial [[tropical savanna climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Aw'') with two rainy seasons. The main rainy season is from March to July, with May and June being typically the year's wettest months, whilst a lighter rainy season occurs from September to November. The average annual rainfall in Obuasi is around {{convert|1270|mm|inch|0|disp=or}} and the average temperature {{convert|26.5|°C|1|disp=or}} with highs of {{convert|30|°C|disp=or}} and lows of {{convert|23|°C|1|disp=or}}. Relative [[humidity]] is around 75% - 80% in the [[wet season]]s.
Obuasi has a semi-equatorial [[tropical savanna climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Aw'') with two rainy seasons. The main rainy season is from March to July, with May and June being typically the year's wettest months, whilst a lighter rainy season occurs from September to November. The average annual rainfall in Obuasi is around {{convert|1270|mm|inch|0|disp=or}} and the average temperature {{convert|26.5|°C|1|disp=or}} with highs of {{convert|30|°C|disp=or}} and lows of {{convert|23|°C|1|disp=or}}. Relative [[humidity]] is around 75% - 80% in the [[wet season]]s.
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== Human Resources ==
==Health==
=== Education ===
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{{See also|List of hospitals in Ashanti}}
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{{See also|List of Senior High Schools in Ashanti Region|l1=List of senior high schools in Ashanti}}
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The town is also noted for its healthcare facilities, such as the AGA Hospital owned and operated by [[AngloGold Ashanti]], and also for a private health facility, St. Jude Hospital,<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Jude Hospital Obuasi - Obuasi - WorldPlaces |url=https://ghana.worldplaces.me/view-place/52442685-st-jude-hospital-obuasi.html |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=ghana.worldplaces.me |language=en}}</ref> owned by Dr George Owusu-Asiedu.<ref name="Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine">{{cite web|url=http://www.phmed.umu.se/digitalAssets/104/104567_michael-okai-atakora.pdf|title=Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine|type=PDF|date=May 2012|access-date=5 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018233110/http://www.phmed.umu.se/digitalAssets/104/104567_michael-okai-atakora.pdf|archive-date=18 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The facility is noted for many successful surgeries and numerous successful births at the maternity division of the hospital.<ref name="Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine"/>
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Obuasi is the site of [[Obuasi Senior High Technical School]], a [[mixed-sex education|coeducational]] second cycle [[Public school (government funded)|public]] high school.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Obuasi Sec-Tech old students support alma mater|url = http://graphic.com.gh/news/education/15273-obuasi-sec-tech-old-students-support-alma-mater.html|access-date = 5 August 2015}}</ref>
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Christ the King Catholic Senior High School, St. Margaret Senior High School, and the College of Integrated Health Care. Obuasi is the site for the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |url=https://www.knust.edu.gh/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=www.knust.edu.gh}}</ref> (KNUST)-Obuasi Campus.


==Sports==
=== Health ===
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{{See also|List of hospitals in Ashanti}}
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[[File:Obuasi Golf course.jpg|thumb|200px|Obuasi [[Golf course]]]]
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The town is home to numerus healthcare facilities, such as the AGA Hospital, owned and operated by [[AngloGold Ashanti]], and St. Jude Hospital,<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Jude Hospital Obuasi - Obuasi - WorldPlaces |url=https://ghana.worldplaces.me/view-place/52442685-st-jude-hospital-obuasi.html |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=ghana.worldplaces.me |language=en}}</ref> owned by Dr George Owusu-Asiedu.<ref name="Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine">{{cite web|url=http://www.phmed.umu.se/digitalAssets/104/104567_michael-okai-atakora.pdf|title=Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine|type=PDF|date=May 2012|access-date=5 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018233110/http://www.phmed.umu.se/digitalAssets/104/104567_michael-okai-atakora.pdf|archive-date=18 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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Obuasi has a [[golf course]]<ref name="Obuasi Golf Course Photos">{{cite web|url=http://kansila.com/2014/10/15/photos-obuasi-golf-course/|title=Obuasi Golf Course Photos|access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref> which hosts the annual Obuasi Captain’s Golf Tournament.<ref name="obuasi golf tournament">{{cite web|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/obuasi-golf-club-institutes-academy-for-kids-in-catchment-area/|title=Obuasi Golf Club institutes academy for kids in catchment area - MyJoyOnline|website=myjoyonline.com|publisher=MyJoyOnline|access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref> The [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold Sporting Club]], a professional [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|football club]], is located in the town and is based at Obuasi's [[Len Clay Stadium]].<ref name="Ashanti Gold Sporting Club">{{cite web|url=http://ashantigoldsportingclub.com/about-us.php|title=Ashanti Gold Sporting Club |access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref>


==Notable people==
=== Sports ===
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[[File:Obuasi Golf course.jpg|thumb|200px|View of Obuasi's [[golf course]]]]
* [[Sam E. Jonah]] ([[Order of the British Empire|KBE]]), the former CEO of [[Ashanti Goldfields Corporation|Ashanti Goldfields Company]]<ref name="Directors: Sir Samuel Esson Jonah, KBE, OSG, Executive Chairman">{{cite web|url=http://www.jonahcapital.com/au_directors.php|title=Directors: Sir Samuel Esson Jonah, KBE, OSG, Executive Chairman|access-date=5 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140301212530/http://www.jonahcapital.com/au_directors.php|archive-date=1 March 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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Obuasi has a [[golf course]],<ref name="Obuasi Golf Course Photos">{{cite web|url=http://kansila.com/2014/10/15/photos-obuasi-golf-course/|title=Obuasi Golf Course Photos|access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref> which hosts the annual Obuasi Captain’s Golf Tournament.<ref name="obuasi golf tournament">{{cite web|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/obuasi-golf-club-institutes-academy-for-kids-in-catchment-area/|title=Obuasi Golf Club institutes academy for kids in catchment area - MyJoyOnline|website=myjoyonline.com|publisher=MyJoyOnline|access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref> The [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold Sporting Club]], a professional [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|football club]], is located in the town and is based at Obuasi's [[Len Clay Stadium]].<ref name="Ashanti Gold Sporting Club">{{cite web|url=http://ashantigoldsportingclub.com/about-us.php|title=Ashanti Gold Sporting Club |access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref>
* [[Jonathan Mensah]], Ghanaian footballer
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* [[John Mensah]], Ghanaian footballer.<ref name="Interview with John Mensah">{{cite web|url=http://www.ghanafa.org/pages/magazine_interviews/200709/2338.php|title=Interview with John Mensah|date=24 September 2007|access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref>


== Notable people ==
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==Sister cities==
As of 13 September 2008, Obuasi has been a sister city of [[Riverside, California]], United States.<ref name="Riverside's Sister Cities">{{cite web|title=Riverside's Sister Cities|url=http://www.riversideca.gov/mayor/international.asp|year=2009|publisher=City of Riverside, California|access-date=5 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221025509/https://www.riversideca.gov/mayor/international.asp|archive-date=21 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Sam E. Jonah]] ([[Order of the British Empire|KBE]]) (born 1949), the former CEO of [[Ashanti Goldfields Corporation|Ashanti Goldfields Company]]<ref name="Directors: Sir Samuel Esson Jonah, KBE, OSG, Executive Chairman">{{cite web|url=http://www.jonahcapital.com/au_directors.php|title=Directors: Sir Samuel Esson Jonah, KBE, OSG, Executive Chairman|access-date=5 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140301212530/http://www.jonahcapital.com/au_directors.php|archive-date=1 March 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Jonathan Mensah]] (born 1982), Ghanaian footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/football/teams/black-stars/black-stars-jonathan-mensah-set-to-captain-ghana-against-congo-id7261685.html|title=Jonathan Mensah set to captain Ghana against Congo|website=Pulse.com.gh|date=5 September 2017|access-date=16 June 2018}}</ref>
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* [[John Mensah]] (born 1990), Ghanaian footballer.<ref name="Interview with John Mensah">{{cite web|url=http://www.ghanafa.org/pages/magazine_interviews/200709/2338.php|title=Interview with John Mensah|date=24 September 2007|access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref>


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== Sister cities ==
{| class="wikitable"
Obuasi [[sister cities]] is of the following:<ref name="Riverside's Sister Cities">{{cite web|title=Riverside's Sister Cities|url=http://www.riversideca.gov/mayor/international.asp|year=2009|publisher=City of Riverside, California|access-date=5 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221025509/https://www.riversideca.gov/mayor/international.asp|archive-date=21 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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* {{flagicon|US}} [[Riverside, California|Riverside]], [[California]]
! Sovereign state !! colspan=2|City !! colspan=2| State !! colspan=2| Date
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| {{flagicon|US}} United States || [[File:Flag of Riverside, California.svg|center|23px]] || [[Riverside, California|Riverside]] || [[File:Flag of California.svg|center|23px]] || California || 2008 ||<ref name="Riverside's Sister Cities"/>
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== See also ==
== See also ==
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Obuasi
Mining Town & Municipality Capital
View of the Obuasi Gold Mine from Obuasi
View of the Obuasi Gold Mine from Obuasi
Official seal of Obuasi
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Sikakrom, Gold Town
Motto: 
Unity in Development
Obuasi is located in Ashanti
Obuasi
Obuasi
Location of Obuasi within Ashanti
Coordinates: 06°12′00″N 01°41′00″W / 6.20000°N 1.68333°W / 6.20000; -1.68333
Country Ghana
Region Ashanti
MunicipalityObuasi Municipal
Government
 • TypeAbsolute monarchy
 • BodyManhyia Palace
Obuasi Municipal
 • Emperor AsanteheneOsei Tutu II
Elevation
331 ft (101 m)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
175,043[1]
 • Ethnicity
Ashanti
DemonymObuasian
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)GMT
postal code
AO
Area code032 25
climateAw
Websiteoma.gov.gh Edit this at Wikidata

Obuasi is a gold mining community and is the capital of the Obuasi Municipal District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[2][3] It lies in the southern part of the Obuasi Municipal, 39 miles (63 kilometres) south-west of Ashanti capital city Kumasi.[3] Obuasi has a population of 175,043 people.[1] Obuasi mining community has a mixture of the Ashanti people culture and the semi-island exclave Ashantiland.[3]

Obuasi is home to the Obuasi Gold Mine, one of the largest known gold deposits on Earth.[4][3] The Gold Coast region was named after the large amount of gold mined historically at Obuasi and the broader Ashanti Region.[3]

History

The town became an important economic center after the discovery of a large gold deposit in 1897 and the building of a railway from Sekondi in 1902.[5]

Administration

Main article: Obuasi West (Ghana parliament constituency)

Economy

Main article: Economy of Ashanti

Obuasi is known for the Obuasi Gold Mine, one of the largest underground gold mines in the world. Gold has been mined on the site since at least the seventeenth century.[4]

The Obuasi Gold Mine is now being refurbished after being placed under care and maintenance in 2014. The mine was anticipated to reach full production in 2022, with a mine life of more than 20 years.[6][needs update]

Transportation

Obuasi train station is on the Ashanti railway line to and from Kumasi (39 miles or 59.4 kilometres or 1 hour 2 minutes south-west of Kumasi) and Obuasi also has an airstrip and airport.[7]

Geography

Location

Climate

OSC Hill of Obuasi in

Obuasi has a semi-equatorial tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with two rainy seasons. The main rainy season is from March to July, with May and June being typically the year's wettest months, whilst a lighter rainy season occurs from September to November. The average annual rainfall in Obuasi is around 1,270 millimetres or 50 inches and the average temperature 26.5 °C or 79.7 °F with highs of 30 °C or 86 °F and lows of 23 °C or 73.4 °F. Relative humidity is around 75% - 80% in the wet seasons.

Climate data for Obuasi
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32
(89) 		31
(87) 		31
(87) 		31
(87) 		32
(89) 		29
(84) 		27
(80) 		27
(80) 		26
(79) 		30
(86) 		32
(89) 		32
(89) 		30
(86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 24
(75) 		24
(76) 		24
(76) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		22
(71) 		21
(70) 		24
(75) 		24
(76) 		24
(76) 		24
(75)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 25
(1.0) 		25
(1.0) 		76
(3.0) 		130
(5.0) 		200
(8.0) 		230
(9.0) 		100
(4.0) 		25
(1.0) 		76
(3.0) 		150
(6.0) 		130
(5.0) 		100
(4.0) 		1,267
(50)
Source: Myweather2.com[8]

Human Resources

Education

See also: List of senior high schools in Ashanti

Obuasi is the site of Obuasi Senior High Technical School, a coeducational second cycle public high school.[9] Christ the King Catholic Senior High School, St. Margaret Senior High School, and the College of Integrated Health Care. Obuasi is the site for the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology[10] (KNUST)-Obuasi Campus.

Health

See also: List of hospitals in Ashanti

The town is home to numerus healthcare facilities, such as the AGA Hospital, owned and operated by AngloGold Ashanti, and St. Jude Hospital,[11] owned by Dr George Owusu-Asiedu.[12]

Sports

View of Obuasi's golf course

Obuasi has a golf course,[13] which hosts the annual Obuasi Captain’s Golf Tournament.[14] The Ashanti Gold Sporting Club, a professional football club, is located in the town and is based at Obuasi's Len Clay Stadium.[15]

Notable people

Sister cities

Obuasi sister cities is of the following:[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
  2. ^ Agyeman, Adwoa (22 January 2019). "Akufo-Addo reopens Obuasi gold mine". Adomonline.com. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e "An Economic History of the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation" (PDF) (PDF). Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b "World's top 10 gold deposits". 7 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Obuasi". Britannica. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Obuasi, Ghana". AngloGold Ashanti. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Business: AngloGold Ashanti Opens Obuasi Airport". 4 September 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Obuasi Weather Averages". Myweather2. 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  9. ^ "Obuasi Sec-Tech old students support alma mater". Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Home | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology". www.knust.edu.gh. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  11. ^ "St. Jude Hospital Obuasi - Obuasi - WorldPlaces". ghana.worldplaces.me. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine" (PDF) (PDF). May 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Obuasi Golf Course Photos". Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Obuasi Golf Club institutes academy for kids in catchment area - MyJoyOnline". myjoyonline.com. MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Ashanti Gold Sporting Club". Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  16. ^ "Directors: Sir Samuel Esson Jonah, KBE, OSG, Executive Chairman". Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  17. ^ "Jonathan Mensah set to captain Ghana against Congo". Pulse.com.gh. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  18. ^ "Interview with John Mensah". 24 September 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  19. ^ "Riverside's Sister Cities". City of Riverside, California. 2009. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2009.

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