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Krobo Odumase

Krobo Odumase

Town in Eastern Region, Ghana

Krobo Odumase is a town and capital of Lower Manya Krobo Municipal District in the Eastern Region of Ghana.[1] The Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School was formerly located here.

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Prominent sites

The town is a proposed site for the construction of University of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation.[2][3]

History

The Basel Mission ran a school in Odumase Krobo by 1857. The town became Manya Krobo's capital when Emmanuel Mate Kole became Konor in 1892.[4]

Economy

The town, famous for its glass beadmaking,[5] hosted the First Ghana International Beads Festival in August 2009.[6] The town has its bead markets every Wednesday and Saturday at the Agormanya market.[7]

Culture

At the end of September the town hosts the seven-day Ngmayem festival.[8]

The town is noted for the performance of the Dipo rite.

Notable people

References

  1. [1]
    "Chief wants proposed Eastern Region University located at Krobo Odumase". www.ghanabusinessnews.com. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Education Minister says no more protocol admissions". myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  3. [3]
    "President Mahama inaugurates 12 member taskforce to oversee early completion of the Eastern Region University". gbcghana.com. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  4. [4]
    Daniel Miles McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Ghana, Scarecrow Press, 1995, p. 137
  5. [5]
    "Glass Bead Making in Odumase Krobo, Ghana". Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  6. [6]
    First Ghana International Beads Festival launched at Odumase, Krobo, Delegation of the European Union to Ghana, 6 August 2009
  7. [7]
    Glass Bead Making in Odumase Krobo, Ghana
  8. [8]
    Donna R. Barnes, 'Play in historical and cross-cultural contexts', in Doris Fromberg & Doris Bergin, eds., Play from birth to twelve, p. 250

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