Assin Fosu

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| official_name = Assin Fosu

| other_name = Assin Foso

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| nickname = Foso

| settlement_type = Considered as a secondary city and Municipal Capital

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Assin Fosu in Central Region

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| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Central Region (Ghana).gif}} Central Region

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Assin Foso Municipal Assembly

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| population_as_of = 2013

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| population_note = Ranked 65th in Ghana

| population_total = 80,541{{cite web|url=http://bevoelkerungsstatistik.de/wg.php?x=1170623253&men=gcis&lng=de&dat=32&geo=-85&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=c&va=x |title=World Gazetteer online |publisher=World-gazetteer.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111172126/http://bevoelkerungsstatistik.de/wg.php?x=1170623253&men=gcis&lng=de&dat=32&geo=-85&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=c&va=x |archive-date=2012-01-11 }}

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| population_demonym = Assin Fosan

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| coordinates = {{coord|5|42|00|N|1|16|40|W|region:GH|display=inline,title}}

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| elevation_m = 107

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Assin Fosu is the capital of Assin Fosu Municipal Assembly, in the Central Region of Ghana.[http://www.touringghana.com/regions/central_region.asp Touring Central Region] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517125856/http://touringghana.com/regions/central_region.asp |date=2012-05-17 }} Assin Fosu is the 65th most populous settlement in Ghana, with a population of about 70,541. The town is the second training grounds for the Ghana Immigration service recruits and also, known for the government senior high, Obiri Yeboah Secondary School.{{cite web|title=Educational Institutions|url=http://www.centralregion.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34&Itemid=57|publisher=www.centralregion.gov.gh|access-date=12 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801035651/http://www.centralregion.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34&Itemid=57|archive-date=1 August 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=References » Schools/Colleges|url=http://www.modernghana.com/GhanaHome/regions/schools.asp?menu_id=6&sub_menu_id=310&gender=&s=a|access-date=12 August 2011}} The school is a second cycle institution.{{cite web|title=List of Secondary Schools in Assin Fosu|url=http://www.ghanaschoolsnet.com/page/list-of-senior-secondary|access-date=12 August 2011}}

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