Prestea

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Prestea is a mining town in southwestern Ghana known for its significant gold deposits and long history of gold extraction.

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Prestea canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mining town ⓘ
town ⓘ
associatedWith environmental impacts of mining ⓘ
mining-related health and safety issues ⓘ
connectedByRoadTo Bogoso ⓘ
Tarkwa ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
countrySubdivision Western Region ⓘ
economicActivity commerce ⓘ
mining ⓘ
governingBody Prestea-Huni Valley Municipal Assembly ⓘ
hasEducationalFacility secondary schools ⓘ
hasHealthFacility clinics ⓘ
hospital ⓘ
hasIndustry gold extraction ⓘ
surface mining ⓘ
underground mining ⓘ
hasMiningOperation Prestea underground mine ⓘ
open-pit gold mines ⓘ
hasNaturalResource gold ⓘ
hasSettlementType urban area ⓘ
historicalSignificance long history of gold extraction ⓘ
one of Ghana’s oldest gold mining centers ⓘ
knownFor artisanal and small-scale mining ⓘ
gold deposits ⓘ
gold mining ⓘ
languageSpoken Akan ⓘ
English ⓘ
locatedIn Western Region, Ghana ⓘ
southwestern Ghana ⓘ
locatedInContinent Africa ⓘ
locatedInGeologicalRegion Ashanti gold belt ⓘ
linked to: Birimian gold belt
locatedOn Bonsa River ⓘ
near Tarkwa mining area ⓘ
partOf Prestea-Huni Valley District ⓘ
primaryEconomicSector extractive industry ⓘ
regionType gold belt ⓘ
timeZone GMT ⓘ
transportInfrastructure regional roads ⓘ

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Western Region → containsCity → Prestea ⓘ