This article may require copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone, or spelling. You can assist by editing it. (December 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
Kibi
Kyebi
Town
Official logo of Kibi
East Akim Municipal District logo
Kibi is located in Ghana
Kibi
Kibi
Location of Kibi in Eastern Region
Coordinates: 06°10′N 00°33′W / 6.167°N 0.550°W / 6.167; -0.550
Country Ghana
Region Eastern Region
DistrictEast Akim Municipal
Elevation
318 m (1,043 ft)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total11,677[1]
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)GMT

Kibi or Kyebi is a town and the capital of the East Akim Municipal District, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana, on the eastern slopes of the Atewa Range.[2] Kibi lies at an altitude of 318 m and, in 2013, had a population of 11,677 people.[1]

Transport

Train

Kibi is served at a short distance by a station on the Ghana rail transport network.

History

Kibi is the traditional capital of the Akyem Abuakwa state in Eastern region of Ghana (also known as Okyeman). The Ofori Panin paramount stool which is the traditional seat of the Okyenhene is located in Kibi.

Education

Kibi has a number of educational institutions from primary education to higher education. Kibi also has a school for the deaf, founded in 1975. By 2008 the school had 213 students.[3]

Economy

Tarkwaian rocks, a major source of gold, have been found near Kibi.[4] Several mining companies including Paramount Mining Corporation have been exploring their potential.[5] RUSAL, a major Russian Aluminium applied to the Ghana Minerals Commission and the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Industry Committee for permission to explore the Ghana bauxite deposits near Kibi.[6] The town is known for a lot of galamsey activities and these activities have led to the contamination of river Birim.[7]

Health

Railway station

In Kibi, there is a railway station, Kibi railway station.

See also

Personalities

Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta
Owuraku Amofah

References

  1. ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
  2. ^ "Website". East Akim Municipal. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  3. ^ "Japan commissions project at Kibi School for the Deaf". Joyonline. 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  4. ^ "Geology and Mineral Deposits". Minerals Commission. Archived from the original on 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  5. ^ "Paramount Mining to commence testing". World Gold Council. 2006-06-29. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  6. ^ "RUSSIAN ALUMINIUN GIANT, RUSAL, 'EYES' GHANA'S VALCO". Embassy of Russia. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  7. ^ "Galamsey Destroying East Akyem | Save Atewa Forest Reserve". Archived from the original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  8. ^ Yeboah, Rex Mainoo (2021-10-06). "Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Inspects Works On €4 Million Atibie Hospital Project". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
Category