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Kibi, Ghana

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Region
  
Eastern Region

Time zone
  
GMT

District
  
East Akim Municipal

Elevation
  
318 m

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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. Kibi lies at an altitude of 318 m, and, Kibi has a 2013 settlement population of 11,677 people.

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Map of Kyebi, Ghana

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 (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 and Kibi also has as school for the deaf, founded in 1975, which by 2008 had 213 students.

Economy

Tarkwaian rocks, a major source of gold, have been found near Kibi. Several mining companies including Paramount Mining Corporation have been exploring their potential. 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.

Railway station

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

Personalities

  • Abedi Pele
  • Nana Akufo-Addo
  • AndrĂ© Ayew
  • Jordan Ayew
  • References

    Kibi, Ghana Wikipedia