Odumase Krobo

Odumase Krobo
Osumaase
Town
Odumase Krobo

Location of Odumase Krobo in Eastern Region, Ghana

Coordinates: 6°32′N 0°49′W / 6.533°N 0.817°W
Region Eastern Region
District Lower Manya Krobo District
Elevation 702 ft (214 m)
Time zone GMT
  Summer (DST) GMT (UTC)

Odumase Krobo[1] is a small town and is the capital of Lower Manya Krobo district, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana.[2]

History

The Basel Mission ran a school in Odumase Krobo by 1857. The town became Manya Krobo's capital when Emmanuel Mate Kole was elected mayor in 1892.[3]

Economy

The town, famous for its glass beadmaking,[4] hosted the First Ghana International Beads Festival in August 2009.[5]

Culture

At the end of September the town hosts the seven-day Nmayem festival.[6]

References

  1. Variant spellings include Odumase, Osumaase, Odumasi and Krobo Odumase.
  2. Lower Manya Krobo District
  3. Daniel Miles McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Ghana, Scarecrow Press, 1995, p. 137
  4. Glass Bead Making in Odumase Krobo, Ghana
  5. First Ghana International Beads Festival launched at Odumase, Krobo, Delegation of the European Union to Ghana, 6 August 2009
  6. Donna R. Barnes, 'Play in historical and cross-cultural contexts', in Doris Fromberg & Doris Bergin, eds., Play from birth to twelve, p. 250

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Coordinates: 6°32′N 0°49′W / 6.533°N 0.817°W