Techiman

Techiman (Akan: Takyiman) be a city den de capital of de Techiman Metropolitan District den de Bono East Region of Ghana. De city dey locate about  from Sunyani den about  away from Kumasi. E get a tropical savanna climate, wey dey experience two wet seasons den a dry season. Techiman get a population of 67,241 as of de 2010 census dem release by de Ghana Statistical Service. De majority of ethnic groups insyd de city dey include de Akan, Bono, Gonja, Dagomba, Sisala, den Mamprusi people. De mayor of de city ein metropolitan, as of 2021 be Benjamin Yaw Gyarko.

Na dem formally found de city insyd 1740 wey na dem officially establish am as de Bono-Tekyiman state insyd de 1940s, after na dem take over de Bono state ein capital Bono Manso insyd 1723. After na dem pass a referendum insyd 2018 plus de focus of make dem create new regions insyd Ghana, na dem select Techiman make e be de capital of de newly created region of de Bono East Region.

Techiman be de site of an outdoor agricultural market, one of de largest markets insyd West Africa. De market sanso be wer chaw of de city ein economic activity dey situate. De city dey hold a unique ethnic heritage, as ebe de center of de Akan people.Renckens 2012, p. 36. Techiman sanso be a commercial hub insyd Ghana, as ebe de cross point of chaw different trunk roads from cities such as Sunyani, Kumasi, Wa, den Tamale.

 History 

 Bono-Tekyiman 
Na dem found Techiman as Bono-Tekyiman, anaa Techiman-Bono (formerly dem know as Bono-Manso), insyd de 1940sWarren 1957, p. 369.Meyerowitz 1995, p. 289. as a successor state to Bono.Warren 1957, p. 20. After na dem take over Bono Manso, capital of de Bono state, by de Ashanti Empire insyd 1723 during de Asante-Bono war, dem move de capital insyd 1740 under Ashanti sovereignty. De current state consist of 88 towns den villages.Warren 1957, pp. 367, 368.

 Present 
Na dem pass a referendum insyd 2018 plus de focus of make dem create new regions insyd Ghana, wich result in dem select Techiman as de capital of de newly created Bono East Region.

 Geography 
Techiman dey locate for coordinates  wey ebe about  from Sunyani den about  away from Kumasi.Straight line distances from: Daft Logic; 

 Metropolitan area 
Techiman dey locate insyd de Techiman Metropolitan District, wich get a land area of . De metropolitan be bordered by four districts: de Techiman North District, de Wenchi Municipal District, de Nkronza Municipalities (Nkoranza North District den Nkoranza South Municipal District) den de Offinso North District.Ghana Statistical Service 2014, p. 3.

 Climate 

 Demography 
As of de 2010 census dem release by de Ghana Statistical Service, Techiman get a population of 67,241 people.Ghana Statistical Service 2014, p. 88. About 95% of de population be religious, wer about 69.5% be Christian, 27.4% be Islamic, den 0.9% be traditionalists. De majority of ethnic groups insyd de city dey consist of de Akans, Bono, Gonjas, Dagombas, Sisalas den Mamprusis.Ghana Statistical Service 2014, pp. 40, 5.

 Education 
Techiman be home to de Techiman Senior High School, dem establish for 1 November 1963 as a part of Kwame Nkrumah ein Ghana Education Trust Fund plus support from then Omanhene of Techiman, Nana Kwakye Ameyaw II.

 International relations 

 Sisto cities – twin towns 
Techiman, in partnership plus nearby Sunyani, currently get sisto city relationship plus:

 Tuscaloosa, Alabama (2011)

 Notable people 

 Kamaldeen Sulemana, professional footballer
 Martin Kwaku Adjei-Mensah Korsah, politician
 Haminu Draman, professional footballer
 KABA, radio presenter

 Sanso spy 

 Sunyani

 References 

Category:Regional capitals insyd Ghana
Category:Towns insyd Ghana
Category:Towns insyd Bono East Region
Category:Populated places for Bono East Region insyd