Obuasi

Obuasi is a gold mining town in the Ashanti Region of Ghana and the capital of the Obuasi Municipal District. It lies in the southern part of the district, about 63 kilometres from Kumasi, and was recorded with a population of 175,043 in 2012. The town grew into an important economic centre after a large gold deposit was found there in 1897 and a railway from Sekondi reached it in 1902. The Obuasi Gold Mine, operated by AngloGold Ashanti, is among the largest underground gold mines in the world; most production stopped in 2014 when it was placed under care and maintenance, and a redevelopment project began in 2018. Timber, blacksmithing and small-scale farming also feature in the local economy. The climate is a tropical savanna type with two rainy seasons.