Agogo | |
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_location_map.png)  Agogo Location of Agogo withinAshanti | |
| Coordinates:6°48′0″N1°5′0″W / 6.80000°N 1.08333°W /6.80000; -1.08333 | |
| Sovereign state |  Ghana |
| Region |  Ashanti |
| Municipality | Asante Akim Municipal |
| Elevation | 396 m (1,299 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 36,797 |
| • Ethnicity | Ashanti people |
| • Demonym | Agogoan |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Agogo is a town in theAsante Akim North Municipal District of theAshanti Region ofGhana.[2][3] Agogo is approximately 80 kilometers (50 mi) east ofKumasi, the capital of theAshanti Region, and had a population of 28,271 in the 2000 census. Computer projections estimate that the 2007 population was 32,859.
Around the year 1500, the people of theAduana clan in Asantemanso, who were originally from Esumegya, dispersed to settle in different parts of the country. One group settled at Nyanawase under Ansa Sasraku, but moved again after a series of wars with theAshantis and theGas. In the end they settled inAkwamu.
In or around the year 1600, three chiefs of the Aduana clan: Ofori Krobon of Agogo, Ntori Nimpa of Kwaman, and Effa Kai of Kumawu left Akwamu to join forces under the command of Ofori Krobon of Agogo with the intention of fighting and defeating Ataara Finam to remind readers and historians the actual written name was Atarua not Ataara. He was the supreme ruler of theAfram plains at that time. This war lasted for almost three years. All the lands controlled by the vanquished Ataarua Finam were annexed to the three stools[clarification needed] who were independent of each other. Because of this annexation, the three stools – Agogo, Kumawu and Kwaman – all controlled some of the most extensive land possessions in theAshanti Union. Their lands extended toAkwamu, theVolta Region,Brong Ahafo and to parts of the Northern Region.
Meanwhile, the people of Agogo settled in Santenso, which is where the three-year war with Ataarua Finam came to an end. Like all other Asante states, the people of Agogo had remained an independent entity until the need to form a union of states became apparent. The people of Agogo did directly participate in theDenkyira war in 1698, which concluded in the liberation of Asanteman[clarification needed] from Denkyira underAshanti King Asantehene Osei Tutu I. However, they did contribute men and materials to support theAshanti forces.
Agogo is located at 6.80004 (latitude in decimal degrees), -1.08193 (longitude in decimal degrees) at an elevation/altitude of 396 meters (1,299 ft). The average elevation of Agogo inAsante Akim North Municipal is 396 meters (1,299 ft).
Agogo has atropical savannah climate.[4]
Agogo celebrates the Akogya Siakwan Festival, which is a festival of peace, thanksgiving, love and harmony among the communities, in recognition of their primordial selves. The people of Agogo have a strong sense of identity and associate the festival with their faith in Akogya, the river that guards the town.
Agogo is the capital of the Asante-Akim North District Assembly (AANDA) and is in theAsante-Akim North parliamentary constituency inAshanti Region. Agogo is represented by Hon. Andy Appiah Kubi[5] as its Member of Parliament (MP). Andy Appiah Kubi has held this parliamentary position since 7 January 2017 and succeeded Hon.Kwadwo Baah Agyemang.
Nana Kwame Akuoko Sarpong is the paramount chief orOmanhene of the Agogo Traditional Area.[6]
Farming is the main economic activity in Agogo, contributing about 70% of the town's economic output. The town is well noted for growing plantain, watermelon, and tomatoes.
Agogo has a number of schools, including Junior High Schools, Senior Secondary Schools, and Tertiary Institutions.
The town is noted for its uniquely hilly landscape, earning it the name "Naturally Walled Town." Agogo also boasts of waterfalls atHwidiem and Onyemso.
Sports plays a very important role in the lives of the people in Agogo. The key sporting events/activities in the town include, but not limited to football (Soccer), track and field events, table tennis, handball, basketball, volleyball and netball. Aside the usual tournaments organised among Junior High, Senior High, and Tertiary Institutions, there are other sporting events. Among them is the annual Asante Akim Marathon Challenge.
There are football clubs in Agogo. They include D.C United Agogo, and Pacific Heroes.
Agogo's Presbyterian Hospital, established 21 March 1931, is the oldest mission hospital inAshanti andGhana. ItsOphthalmology program serves patients fromAshanti, Ghana,Burkina Faso,Côte d'Ivoire, andTogo.[7]
There is a collaboration[clarification needed] with the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) inKumasi, which is part of theKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi and associated with theBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine inHamburg, Germany.
The Asante-Akyem campus ofPresbyterian University College is in Agogo, with a health and medical sciences department affiliated with the hospital.[8]
Agogo andFort Lauderdale, Florida, in partnership with Fort Lauderdale-basedCitrix Systems andSister Cities International, launched the prototype Cyber Sister Cities (CSC) program.[9]
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Agogo has asister city:[12]
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