Ashanti highlands
The Ashanti highlands are one of five natural areas in Ghana . The rest are the Low Plains , Akwapim-Togo Range , Volta Basin, and High Plains .
The Ashanti Highlands adjoin the Low Plains to the north. It extends from the Ivory Coast over a wide plateau to the Kwahu plain and the Mampong elevation on the edge of the Volta Lake . To the north, the Wenchi plain, together with the Boukem Mountains, is the furthest extent. Between Wenchi and Koforidua , the plateau extends over 193 km at an average altitude of 450 meters. The highest point of the Ashanti highlands is Mount Akawa at 788 meters near the town of Begoro in the Mampong elevation. Another mountain is Mount Ajwisam (745 meters above sea level) in the Atewa Mountains. In addition, a mountain in the Mpesao Mountains reaches a height of over 700 meters, as does Mount Obuom, which is 708 meters south of Lake Bosumtwi .
All rivers that flow south to the Atlantic ( Pra , Birim , Offin , Tano and others) come from the Ashanti highlands . In addition, this area is drained in a northerly direction via the Afram and Pru rivers, which flow into Lake Volta.
The rainfall in the Ashanti highlands is between 1250 mm and 1900 mm per year. In the area around Obuasi and Nkawkaw , most of the annual mean rainfall is recorded. In the south of the Ashanti highlands, following the Low Plains, the vegetation still consists of open rain-green forest, which thins towards the north and in the Mampong elevation (Mampong Scape) in initially moist and then dry high-altitude forest.
The name of the highlands refers to the Ashanti people , in whose settlement area it is located.
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Coordinates: 6 ° 20 ′ 19 ″ N , 1 ° 26 ′ 50 ″ W.