Fomena

Fomena Adansi Fomena
District Capital
Fomena Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 6°16′N 1°30′W
Country	Ghana
Region	Ashanti Region
District	Adansi North District
Elevation	863 ft (263 m)
Time zone	UTC

Fomena is a small town and the capital of the Adansi North District.^[1] The town is the seat of the paramount chief of the Adansi traditional council.^[2] The town is known as the place where the Fomena treaty was signed.^[3]

History

English officers selecting quarters in the chief's palace at Fomena

In 1820, Joseph Dupuis recorded Fomena as a village of humble size. Throughout the 19th century, it underwent major growth under the Ashanti Empire. By 1875, Fomena served as the capital of one of the constituent territories of the Ashanti metropolitan area.^[4]

Education

The town have only one high school, T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School.^[5][6] The school is a second cycle institution.^[7] The town also has a nursing training institution, the Community Health Nurses Training College.

Economy

Much of the residents in the town engage in agriculture. Some of the crops cultivated include maize, rice and cocoa beans.^[2]

Health

The town and the district as a whole have been dealing with a lack of proper health facilities even since being settled.^[8] To combat this, the government of Ghana began work on a new hospital with the help of 175 million dollars in 2014.^[9] After years of inactivity, the Adansi North District Hospital was finally completed in 2023.^[10]

Treaty of Fomena

Main article: Treaty of Fomena

The Treaty of Komena was an agreement between the Ashanti Empire and the British sometime in February of 1874.^[11] The treaty was signed in the town of Fomena. The treaty's goal was to bring peace between the two powers after weeks of fighting. It resulted in the Ashanti Empire paying 50,000 ounces of gold and giving up much of its power, playing a role in the state's collapse.^[3]

See also

• Fomena (Ghana parliament constituency)
• Adansi Asokwa
• Anglo-Ashanti wars

References

1. Touring Ghana - Ashanti Region Archived June 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
2. "ADANSI NORTH, PDF" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2024.
3. "February 13, 1874: The Ashanti sue for peace with the British at Fomena — Edward A. Ulzen Memorial Foundation". eaumf.org. Edward A. Ulzen Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
4. Prussin, Labelle (1980). "Traditional Asante Architecture". African Arts. 13 (2): 57–65+78–82+85–87. doi:10.2307/3335517. JSTOR 3335517.
5. "Educational Institutions". www.centralregion.gov.gh. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
6. "References » Schools/Colleges". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
7. "List of Secondary Schools in Ghana". www.ghanaschoolsnet.com/. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
8. "Adansi North District Hospital to be completed in March, 2021 - Akufo-Addo". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
9. "Billions in the bush: 8 hospitals delayed, abandoned". thefourthestategh.com. The Fourth Estate. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
10. "Work completed at Fomena, Kumawu government hospitals – Ashanti Regional Minister". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
11. "Ghana - The Asante Wars". www.country-data.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

6°16′N 1°30′W