Berekum
Berekum | |
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Nickname: BKM | |
Location of Berekum in Bono, Ghana | |
Coordinates: 7°27′N 2°35′W / 7.450°N 2.583°W | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Bono |
District | Berekum Municipal |
Elevation | 327 m (1,073 ft) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 62,364[1] |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | GMT |
Website | Berekum Website |
Berekum is a city and is the capital of Berekum Municipal in the Bono Region of Ghana.[2][3][4] Berekum has a population of 62,364.[1] The native language of the Berekum people is the Bono Twi. As at 2020, the Omanhene of Berekum was Daasebre Dr. Amankona Diawuo II.[5]
Towns[edit]
Pepaase, Akroforo, Kotaa, Domeabra, Ampenkro, Mpatasie, Tewbabi, Abisase, Koraso, Adom, Amankokwaa, Jamdede, Domfete, Jinijini, Fetentaa, Ayinasu, Botokrom, Kyereyawkrom, Nkyenkyemam, Nsapo, Amomaso, Nanasuano, Benkasa, Biadan, Senase, Akatim, Gyankontabuo, Kato, Namasua, Kutre 1, Kutre 2, Mpatapo
Climate[edit]
Climate data for Berekum | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 35.0 (95.0) |
41.0 (105.8) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.0 (102.2) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
40.0 (104.0) |
31.9 (89.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
46.0 (114.8) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
46.0 (114.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.8 (58.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.6 (0.3) |
10 (0.4) |
13 (0.5) |
48 (1.9) |
89 (3.5) |
76 (3.0) |
30 (1.2) |
33 (1.3) |
61 (2.4) |
79 (3.1) |
30 (1.2) |
7.6 (0.3) |
490 (19.1) |
Source: Meoweather.com[6] |
Stadiums and sports[edit]
Stadiums[edit]
Sports[edit]
Professional sports teams based in Berekum include:
Natives[edit]
- Kwadwo Afari-Gyan
- Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
- Samuel Amofa
- Kwesi Appiah.
- George Benneh
- Nkrabeah Effah Darteh
- Kofi Adoma Nwanwani
- John Paintsil
- Isaac Sackey
- Agyanim Boateng
References[edit]
- ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
- ^ "Parliamentary Select Committee embarks on tour of mosquito breeding grounds in Bono". GhanaWeb. 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Gomoa Nyanyano: One man, 2 women arrested for burning TV repairer to death". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- ^ "Bono Region: Man found dead in Berekum". Modern Ghana. June 21, 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Berekum Traditional Council Boycotts Independence Day Parade Over Court Dispute With MCE". Modern Ghana. March 7, 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Berekum Weather Averages". Meoweather. 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.