{{Short description|Suburb of Bogoso, Ghana}} {{Use Ghanaian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox disaster |title = Apiate |image = 2022 Bogoso explosion, Apiate 03.jpg |caption = Aftermath of explosion |cause = Collision |fatalities = 17 |injuries = 200 | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 10 |coordinates = {{Coord|05|35|06|N|02|02|47|W|type:city_region:GH|display=inline,title}} |date = 20 January 2022 ({{Time ago|Jan 20, 2022}}) |location = Apiate near Bogoso, Western Region, Ghana }}
'''Apiate''' (also spelled ''Apeatse'') is a suburban community near Bogoso, a town in the Prestea-Huni Valley District of Ghana’s Western Region.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-22|title=Apeatse explosion: People must be fired, prosecuted, demoted—Kwaku Azar—MyJoyOnline.com |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/apeatse-explosion-people-must-be-fired-prosecuted-and-demoted-kwaku-azar/ |access-date=2022-01-22|website=www.myjoyonline.com|language=en-US}}</ref> The settlement gained international attention following a catastrophic Explosion in January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 January 2022 |title=Ghana blast: Many feared dead after huge explosion in Bogoso |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60074511 |access-date=2022-01-20 |website=BBC News}} </ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Amoh |first=Emmanuel Kwame |date=20 January 2022 |title=[3News Live] Akufo-Addo commiserates with Bogoso explosion victims |url=https://3news.com/3news-live-akufo-addo-commiserates-with-bogoso-explosion-victims/ |access-date=2022-01-20 |website=3NEWS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dozens feared dead following 'huge explosion' at Bogoso-Apeatse |url=https://citinewsroom.com/2022/01/dozens-feared-dead-following-huge-explosion-at-bogoso-apeatse/ |website=Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana |access-date=20 January 2022 |date=20 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nana Akuffo Addo's Tweet |url=https://twitter.com/NAkufoAddo/status/1484217145034743812 |website=Twitter |access-date=20 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
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Category:Villages in Ghana
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