Akropong

For other uses, see Akropong (disambiguation).
Akropong
Akuapim Akropong
Town

Akuapim North District logo
Nickname(s): Akrotown
Motto: Kwakwaduam
Akropong

Location of Akropong in Eastern Region, Ghana

Coordinates: 5°58′27″N 0°5′17″W / 5.97417°N 0.08806°W / 5.97417; -0.08806Coordinates: 5°58′27″N 0°5′17″W / 5.97417°N 0.08806°W / 5.97417; -0.08806
Country  Ghana
Region Eastern Region
District Akuapim North District
Population (2013)
  Total 13,785[1]
Time zone GMT
  Summer (DST) GMT (UTC)

Akropong is a town in south Ghana and is the capital of the Akuapim North District, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana.[2] Akropong has a 2013 settlement population of 13,785 people.[1]

History

Akropong was the site of a mission station run by the Basel Mission.

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