Mpraeso

Mpraeso is a town and the capital of Kwahu South district, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana, located at an altitude of 367 m on the Kwahu Plateau, which forms the south-west boundary of Lake Volta. Mpraeso has a 2013 settlement population of 11,190 people.

Geography

The headwaters of the Pra River are near Mpraeso.

Education

Mpraeso Secondary School (MPASS) is in Mpraeso .

Mining

The discovery of Bauxite near Mpraeso, announced in 1924, led to the development of the Bauxite mining industry along the Volta River.

Arts

Mpraeso is famous for manufacturing pottery, particularly for its grinding bowls: shallow dishes with strong, inverted rims and ridges on the interior used to grind vegetables using a small wooden pestle.

References

Mpraeso (Ghana parliament constituency)

The Mpraeso constituency is in the Eastern region of Ghana. The current member of Parliament for the constituency is Seth Kwame Acheampong. He was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and won a majority of 9,930 votes more than candidate closest in the race, to win the constituency election to become the MP. He succeeded Dr. Francis Osafo-Mensah who had represented the constituency in the 4th Republican parliament on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

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