Aboso

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title: "Aboso" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-the-western-region-(ghana)"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-the-western-region-ghana" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aboso" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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subdivision_name1	Flag of Western Region (Ghana).gif Western Region
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Prestea Huni-Valley District
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population_as_of	2013
population_total	9,945
population_blank2_title	Religions
timezone	GMT
timezone_DST	GMT
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postal_code_type
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::callout[type=note] the town in Ghana ::

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|postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = Aboso is a town near Tarkwa, and is the capital of Wassa West district, a district in the Western Region of Ghana. Aboso is the 78th most populous settlement in Ghana, with a population of 9,945 people. At the Ghana census of 18 March 1984, there were 4,700 inhabitants living in the town.

The town has been in an important center in the goldfields in the Tarkwa hills since the late 19th century. The town is the namesake for Aboso Goldfield Ltd, a subsidiary of Gold Fields which operates the nearby Damang mine.

The town used to be the location for the Aboso Glass Factory, a major manufacturer and supplier of bottles for the beverage industry.

References

References

1. "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com.
3. [http://www.touringghana.com/regions/western_region.asp Touring Ghana - Western Region] {{webarchive. link. (2012-05-17 . touringghana.com.)
4. Dickson, Kwamina B.. (1969). "A Historical Geography of Ghana". CUP Archive.
5. "Gold Fields Limited - AGE (African Growing Enterprises) File".
6. (2019-06-06). "GIHOC Distilleries takes over Aboso Glass Factory".

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