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Obuasi is a city in southern Ghana, lying south of Kumasi. It has a population of 115,564 (2000 census) On the railway line from Kumasi to Sekondi, it is known for its gold mine, now one of the ten largest in the world, gold having been mined on the site since at least the seventeenth century. Tourists can visit the mine by arranging with the Public Relations Directorate of AGA. Operated by the Anglo Gold Ashanti (AGA), formerly the Ashanti Gold Company, it was the company's largest mine until the company's merger with the South African company AngloGold.
It has a population of
115,564 (2000 census);
175 043 (2012 census).
It has a population of
115,564 (2000 census);
175 043 (2012 census).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obuasi
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Coordinates: 6°12'23"N 1°39'43"W
- Kumasi 69 km
- Sekondi-Takoradi 132 km
- Accra 163 km
- Abidjan 285 km
- Tamale 373 km
- Yamoussoukro 411 km
- Bouaké 419 km
- Korhogo 577 km
- Kankan 969 km
- Monrovia 1013 km
- Obuasi Secondary Technical School 2.8 km
- Obuasi Gold mine 4.1 km
- Pond 3 6.1 km
- South TSF (Sansu Slime Dam) 6.4 km
- Denyau Shelterbelt 23 km
- Subin Shelterbelt 27 km
- Apamprama Forest Reserve 27 km
- Oda River Reserve 29 km
- Tonton Forest Reserve 52 km
- Bowiye Range Forest Reserve 64 km