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. 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 1940s as a successor state to Bono. 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.

### 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.

### 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.

### Climate

## Demography
As of de 2010 census dem release by de Ghana Statistical Service, Techiman get a population of 67,241 people. 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.

## 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 &#x2013; 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