Obuasi

Obuasi is a gold mining town and is the capital of the Obuasi Municipal District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It lies in the southern part of the district and is located about from Kumasi. As of 2012, the town has a population of 175,043 people. The current mayor (executive chief) of the town is Hon. Elijah Adansi-Bonah.

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Settlement.official_name: Obuasi
Settlement.nicknames: Sikakrom, Gold Town
Settlement.settlement_type: Mining Town & Municipality Capital
Settlement.motto: Unity in Development
Settlement.image_skyline: Tutuka.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of the Obuasi Gold Mine from Obuasi
Settlement.image_seal: Seal (Emblem) of Obuasi.png
Settlement.seal_size: 100px
Settlement.seal_link: Seal (emblem)
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ghana#Ashanti
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Obuasi within Ashanti Region
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Obuasi Municipal
Settlement.leader_name: Osei Tutu II
Settlement.population_as_of: 2012
Settlement.population_total: 175,043

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Obuasi is home to the Obuasi Gold Mine, one of the largest known gold deposits on Earth. The Gold Coast region was named after the large amount of gold mined, historically at Obuasi and the neighbouring Ashanti Region.

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