Kibi, Ghana

Kibi or Kyebi is a town and the capital of the East Akim Municipal District, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana, on the eastern slopes of the Atewa Range. Kibi lies at an altitude of 318 m and in 2013, had a population of 11,677 people.

Train
Kibi is served at a short distance by a station on the Ghana rail transport network.

History
Kibi is the traditional capital of the Akyem Abuakwa state in the Eastern region of Ghana (also known as Okyeman). The Ofori Panin paramount stool, which is the traditional seat of the Okyenhene, is located in Kibi.

Education
Kibi has a number of educational institutions from primary education to higher education, as well as a school for the deaf, which was founded in 1975. By 2008, the school for the deaf had 213 students.

Economy
Tarkwaian rocks, a major source of gold, have been found near Kibi. Several mining companies, including Paramount Mining Corporation, have been exploring their potential. RUSAL, a major Russian Aluminium corporation, applied to the Ghana Minerals Commission and the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Industry Committee for permission to explore the Ghana bauxite deposits near Kibi. The town is known for a lot of galamsey activities, which eventually caused the contamination of the river Birim.

Health

 * Kibi Government Hospital

Railway station
In Kibi, there is a railway station, known as the Kibi railway station.

Notable people

 * Abedi Pele
 * Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana
 * André Ayew
 * Jordan Ayew
 * Nana Asante Bediatuo
 * Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin
 * Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta, former Attorney General and Speaker of Parliament
 * William Ofori-Atta, former Foreign Minister, Former Minister of Education, and Former Chairman of Council Of State
 * Jones Ofori-Atta, former Deputy Finance Minister
 * Kwesi Amoako-Atta, first Black Deputy Governor of Bank of Ghana and former Finance Minister of Ghana
 * Susan Ofori-Atta, first female medical doctor in Ghana
 * S.S. Omane, former Inspector General of Police, IGP
 * Samuel Atta Akyea, MP for Akyem Abuakwa South
 * Ofori-Atta I