Businesses in Obuasi

Categories in Obuasi

Car repair Car Wash Gas Station Digital Printing Service Dressmaker Farming Gold Mining Company Mining equipment Wholesalers Boutique Clothing stores Mobile phone stores Radio Broadcaster Telecommunications Service Provider Assemblies of God Church Baptist Church Catholic Church Christian Church Churches Church of Christ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Government Office Methodist Church Mosques Non-Governmental Organization Non-Profit Organization Pentecostal Church Presbyterian Church Religion Religious Institution Religious Organization Seventh-day Adventist Church Water purification company Electronics Store Building Materials Store Construction of buildings Hardware store Education Educational Institution Education Center Middle School Primary School University Fashion Designer Graphic Designer Photography Service Recording Studio Website Designer Bakeries Bars, pubs and taverns Catering Food and Drink Supplies Fast food restaurants Grocery stores and supermarkets Pub Restaurants Banking Institutions Banks Financial Institution Insurance Agency Hospitals Medical clinic Barbers Beauty salons Hair Salon Business to Business Service Print Shop Apartment Building Apartment Complex Housing Complex Book stores and newsstands Cosmetics Store General Store Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Supermarket Public parks Bed and breakfasts Guest House Hostels Hotels Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodging Other travel reservations Transportation Service Travel Agency Warehouse Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Obuasi

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Churches	92
Education	85
Beauty salons	50
Religion	50
Clothing stores	38
Shopping	34
Restaurants	34
Grocery stores and supermarkets	23
Apartments	22
Other accommodation	22
Bars, pubs and taverns	21
Pharmacies and drug stores	21
Specialized design	19

Obuasi Facts

Area	180.8 km²
Population	251,225
Male Population	122,851 (48.9%)
Female Population	128,374 (51.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+54.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+27.1%
Median Age	20.7 years (Male: 19.9, Female: 21.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$5,387 (2022)
Area Codes	32 25
Neighborhoods	Gaussu, Bidieso, Kokoteasua
Local Time
Timezone	Greenwich Mean Time
Lat & Lng	6.20602, -1.66191

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Obuasi Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	162,283	186,888	197,711	205,174	251,225	269,845	288,664
Population Density	897.8 / km²	1,034 / km²	1,093.8 / km²	1,135.1 / km²	1,389.9 / km²	1,492.9 / km²	1,597 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Obuasi Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 27.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Obuasi	+54.8%	+34.4%	+27.1%
Ashanti Region	—	—	—
Ghana	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Obuasi Median Age

Median Age: 20.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Obuasi	20.7 yrs	21.5 yrs	19.9 yrs
Ashanti Region	20.7 yrs	21.5 yrs	19.9 yrs
Ghana	20.6 yrs	21.5 yrs	19.7 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Obuasi Population Density

Population Density: 1,390 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Obuasi	251,225	180.8 km²	1,390 / km²
Ashanti Region	5.4 million	24,332.2 km²	223 / km²
Ghana	27.4 million	239,092.8 km²	114 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Obuasi Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1200 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Obuasi

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Obuasi

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Obuasi Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$5,112	$4,606	$3,276	$3,575	$4,321	$6,202	$5,211	$5,387
Total GDP	$568.5M	$564.7M	$428.2M	$478.7M	$580.7M	$864.4M	$768M	$815.7M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Obuasi CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Obuasi	184,651 tn	0.74 tn	1,021.6 tons/km²
Ashanti Region	3,860,480 tn	0.71 tn	158.7 tons/km²
Ghana	16,714,866 tn	0.61 tn	69.9 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Obuasi CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	184,651 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.74 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1,021.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Obuasi

Obuasi is a gold bar mining mining community and town in the southern part of Obuasi Municipal of Ashanti, Ghana. Obuasi is the capital of the Obuasi Municipal which lies south of Ashanti capital city Kumasi 39 miles (59.4 kilometers) away south-west..

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