{{Short description|Town & District Capital in Bono Region, Ghana}} {{Use Ghanaian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ---------------->| official_name = Dormaa Ahenkro | other_name = Dormaa | native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> | nickname = | settlement_type = Town & District Capital | motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = Dormaa Ahenkro.jpg | imagesize = 240px | image_caption = View of a high street in Dormaa Ahenkro | image_blank_emblem = Dormaa Municipal logo.gif | blank_emblem_type = Dormaa Municipal logo | blank_emblem_link = Dormaa Municipal District | blank_emblem_size = 240px | pushpin_map = Ghana<!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Dormaa Ahenkro in Bono <!-- Location ------------------>| subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Ghana | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Bono | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Dormaa Municipal | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_total = 112,111 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.statsghana.gov.gh/docfiles/2010_District_Report/Brong%20Ahafo/Dormaa%20Municipal.pdf |title=2010 Population & Housing Census |access-date=2018-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518203659/http://www.statsghana.gov.gh/docfiles/2010_District_Report/Brong%20Ahafo/Dormaa%20Municipal.pdf |archive-date=2016-05-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | population_note = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_density_urban_sq_mi = | population_blank1_title = Ethnicity | population_blank1 = | population_blank2_title = Demonym | population_blank2 = <!--Dormaa Ahenkroan--> | population_blank3_title = | population_blank3 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone = GMT | utc_offset = | timezone_DST = GMT | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|7|17|N|2|53|W|region:GH|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> | elevation_m = 258 | elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | name = }} '''Dormaa Ahenkro''' is a town and also the capital of Dormaa Traditional Area Dormaa Municipal of the Bono Region, in Ghana.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=12 April 2024 |title=Dormaa District |url=http://www.dormaa.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/?arrow=dnf&_=35&r=10&rlv=towns |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054308/http://www.dormaa.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/?arrow=dnf&_=35&r=10&rlv=towns |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=12 April 2024 |website=dormaa.ghanadistricts.gov.gh}}</ref> Dormaa Ahenkro has a historical reference for their brave warlords. Dormaa Ahenkro is the capital for the Dormaa traditional area and serves as the seat of the King Oseadeeyo Nana Agyeman Badu II.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Dormaahene-outdoored-7711|title=Dormaa Hene Outdoored|date=26 July 1999|work=Ghanaweb|access-date=19 April 2018}}</ref>
Dorma currently is divided into three Districts; Dormaa Municipal Dormaa Ahenkro as its capital, Dormaa West District<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.getamap.net/maps/ghana/ghana_(general)/_nkrankwanta/|title=Nkrankwanta - Brong-Ahafo Map, Weather and Photos - Ghana: populated place - Lat:7.01944 and Long:-3.04333|website=www.getamap.net}}</ref> Nkrankwanta as its capital<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/ghana-admin.php?adm2id=0724|title = Ghana: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map}}</ref> and Dormaa East District Wamfie as its capital.
==Geography== ===Location=== The municipality is situated at the western part of the Bono Region. It is bound in the North by the Jaman South district and in the east by the Dormaa East district, in the south and south-east by Asunafo and Asutifi districts respectively, in the west and south-west by Dormaa West and in the west and north-west by Ivory Coast. It is the municipal capital and is located about 80 kilometers west of the regional capital, Sunyani and also about 46.3 kilometers from Berekum.
==Healthcare==
A district Hospital "Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital" founded in 1955 is located in Dormaa Ahenkro.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-28 |title=Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital Receives Support from Ghana Community in Belgium {{!}} News Ghana |url=https://newsghana.com.gh/dormaa-presbyterian-hospital-receives-support-from-ghana-community-in-belgium/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=News Ghana |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ghana Community in Belgium donates to Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Ghana-Community-in-Belgium-donates-to-Dormaa-Presbyterian-Hospital-733674?gallery=1 |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=OWUSU-ANSAH |first=FRANCIS |date=2022-07-08 |title=Minister of Health donates to Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital |url=https://thechronicle.com.gh/minister-of-health-donates-to-dormaa-presbyterian-hospital/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=The Ghanaian Chronicle |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Education== The main senior high school in the area is Dormaa Senior High School.<ref name="Dormaa Senior High School">{{cite web| url=https://www.vconnect.com/ghana/dormaa-senior-high-school-adikanfo-dormaa_municipal-brong_ahafo_b12533 | title=Dormaa Senior High School (ADIKANFO) | access-date=2024-02-29 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-31 |title=Rail Robotics Club commissioned in Dormaa Senior High School - MyJoyOnline |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/rail-robotics-club-commissioned-in-dormaa-senior-high-school/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2022-10-06 |title=Adutwum lauds academic performance of Dormaa SHS |url=https://thechronicle.com.gh/adutwum-lauds-academic-performance-of-dormaa-shs/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=The Ghanaian Chronicle |language=en-GB}}</ref> There is a technical training center known as Dormaa Vocational Training Institute.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 January 2004 |title=Dormaa to benefit from STEP programme |url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/47352/dormaa-to-benefit-from-step-programme.html |access-date=12 April 2024 |website=Modern Ghana}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Japan to the aid of Dormaa centre |url=https://www.businessghana.com/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=BusinessGhana}}</ref> The University of Energy and Natural Resources (Dormaa campus)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-19 |title=UENR Dormaa Campus admits fresh students {{!}} News Ghana |url=https://newsghana.com.gh/uenr-dormaa-campus-admits-fresh-students/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=News Ghana |language=en-US}}</ref> and Presbyterian Midwifery and Nursing Center are also located within Dormaa Ahenkro.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dormaa Presbyterian Midwifery Training School admits 78 students |url=https://www.businessghana.com/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=BusinessGhana}}</ref>
==Stadiums and sports==
===Sports=== Professional sports teams based in Dormaa Ahenkro include: * Aduana Football Club
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana}} {{Clear}}
Category:Populated places in the Bono Region
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