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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Situation Analysis

Location

Kintampo Municipal is located between latitudes 8º45’N and 7º45’N and Longitudes 1º20’W and 2°1’E. It shares boundaries with five other Districts namely; Central Gonja District to the North; Bole District to the West; East Gonja District to the North-East, Kintampo South District to the South; and Pru District to the South- East.

The Municipal Capital, Kintampo, is about 63km and 39miles away by road from the regional capital to the east of the Bono East Regional Capital, Techiman. The Municipal has a surface area of about 5,108km². In terms of location, the Municipal is strategically located at the centre of Ghana and serves as a transit point between the northern and southern sectors of the country.

Figure 3. Kintampo Municipal in Regional Context

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Green Economy and Environment

The Kintampo Municipality is blessed with good and green vegetation. It shares boundaries with the Black volta with thick forest. The activities of sand winning, floaters (group hunting) illegal mining, charcoal burning and illegal chain saw operation pose danger to the environment.

Mining and Quarrying

Mining (“galamsey”) has assumed an unproportional dimension in the economy of the Municipality in communities like New-longoro, Tainaso, Babatukuma, Busuama, Bewele and Tefoboi.

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