Adiemmra

Adiemmra is a village in Kwahu Afram Plains North District, Eastern Region, Ghana.[1] It is the birthplace of prominent Ghanaian Highlife musician Nana Ampadu.[2] An archaeological dig near the village discovered a fragment of a stone rasp, presented to Department of Archeology at Legon, indicates that the area of the village may have been part of the Kintampo culture.[3]

Adiemmra
Adiemmra
Location of Adiemmra in Eastern Region, Ghana
Coordinates: 7°3′N 0°3′W
RegionEastern Region
DistrictKwahu North District
Time zoneGMT
  Summer (DST)GMT

References

  1. MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT KWAHU AFRAM PLAINS NORTH DISTRICT ASSEMBLY MEDIUM -TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2014-2017 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT, 2016 (PDF). DISTRICT PLANNING CO-ORDINATING UNIT K.A.P.N.D.A. February 2017. pp. 8, 45. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. Anyidoho, Kofi; Gibbs, James (2000). FonTomFrom: Contemporary Ghanaian Literature, Theatre and Film. Rodopi. pp. 142–146. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. Dumett, Raymond E.; Swartz, B.K. (15 June 2011). West African Culture Dynamics: Archaeological and Historical Perspectives. Walter de Gruyter. p. 92. ISBN 3110800683. Retrieved 20 December 2018.


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