Kibi or Kyebi is a town located in the East Akim Municipal District, Eastern Region of Ghana. Its population is 11,677 people as of 2013.

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, the traditional seat of the Okyenhene, is located in Kibi.

Transport

The Kibi railway station serves Kibi a short distance on the Ghana rail transport network.

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 and had 213 students by 2008.

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 high volume of galamsey activities, which eventually caused contamination of the Birim River.

Notable people