Techiman, called Takyiman in Akan, is a city in central Ghana and the capital of both the Techiman Metropolitan District and the Bono East Region. It lies about 51 kilometres from Sunyani and about 105 kilometres from Kumasi, and recorded a population of 67,241 in the 2010 census. The city was founded in 1740 and grew up as the centre of the Bono-Tekyiman state after the Asante Empire took the older Bono capital of Bono Manso in 1723. Its large outdoor agricultural market is one of the biggest in West Africa and supplies most of the municipal revenue, and the city sits where trunk roads from Sunyani, Kumasi, Wa and Tamale meet. The climate is tropical savanna with two wet seasons and one dry season.
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Source Bono East Region (Wikipedia)
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1. Techiman (Wikipedia)
Lead, population
Techiman has a population of 67,241 as of the 2010 census figures released by the Ghana Statistical Service.
Lead, founding
The city was founded in 1740, and was established as the Bono-Tekyiman state in the 1940s
Geography, Climate
The city has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw)
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Techiman (Akan: Takyiman) is a city and the capital of the Techiman Metropolitan District and the Bono East Region of Ghana.
View the SourceBono East Region (Wikipedia)
Capital Of: Bono East Region, LeadQuote, Capital Of: Bono East Region, Lead
The capital of the new region is Techiman.
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