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Akropong

Akropong
Akuapim Akropong
Town
Official logo of Akropong
Akuapim North District logo
Nickname(s): Akrotown
Motto: Kwakwaduam
Akropong is located in Ghana
Akropong
Akropong
Location of Akropong in Eastern Region, Ghana
Coordinates: 5°58′27″N 0°5′17″W / 5.97417°N 0.08806°W / 5.97417; -0.08806Coordinates: 5°58′27″N 0°5′17″W / 5.97417°N 0.08806°W / 5.97417; -0.08806
Country  Ghana
Region Eastern Region
District Akuapim North District
Population (2013)
 • Total 13,785
Time zone GMT
 • Summer (DST) GMT (UTC)

Akropong is a town in south Ghana and is the capital of the Akuapim North District, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana. Akropong has a 2013 settlement population of 13,785 people.

Akropong was the site of a mission station run by the Basel Mission.

Street in Akropong, with trees under which elders sit for palavers, 1890s

Banyan Tree in Akropong, 1870s

Basel Mission Street in Akropong, 1890s



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