[VIDEO] Why Atibie-Mpraeso-Kwahu Is Famous?

View Mpraeso From Atibie House or Atibie Overlooking Mpraeso

The discovery of Bauxite near Mpraeso, announced in 1924, led to the development of
the Bauxite mining industry along the Volta River.
Mpraeso is famous for manufacturing pottery, particularly for its grinding bowls:
shallow dishes with strong, inverted rims and ridges on the interior used to grind
vegetables using a small wooden pestle.

Mpraeso, which is the capital of Kwahu South District forms part of the twenty six (26) Municipalities and Districts in the Eastern Region of Ghana. And the administrative capital of the District is Mpraeso.

The District Specifically, lies between latitude 6o 30’ N and 7o N and longitude 0o 30’ W and 1o W. It covers a total land area of 1,462km2.The District Shares boundaries with Kwahu East to the north, to the south with Kwahu West Municipal, to the east with Fanteakwa District and to the west with Asante Akim South.

Geography
The headwaters of the Pra River are near Mpraeso.
View Mpraeso From Atibie House

Education
Mpraeso Secondary School (MPASS) is in Mpraeso.
FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/MpraesoSecondarySchool

Mpraeso McDjans Business Training College

Mining
The discovery of Bauxite near Mpraeso, announced in 1924, led to the development of
the Bauxite mining industry along the Volta River.

Arts
Mpraeso is famous for manufacturing pottery, particularly for its grinding bowls:
shallow dishes with strong, inverted rims and ridges on the interior used to grind
vegetables using a small wooden pestle.

Paragliding Festival at Atibie Kwahu:

Source: Kwahu.info