Krobo Odumase is a town and capital of Lower Manya Krobo Municipal District in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School was formerly located here.
Prominent sites The town is a proposed site for the construction of University of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation.
History The Basel Mission ran a school in Odumase Krobo by 1857. The town became Manya Krobo's capital when Emmanuel Mate Kole became Konor in 1892.Daniel Miles McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Ghana, Scarecrow Press, 1995, p. 137
Economy The town, famous for its glass beadmaking, hosted the First Ghana International Beads Festival in August 2009.First Ghana International Beads Festival launched at Odumase, Krobo, Delegation of the European Union to Ghana, 6 August 2009 The town has its bead markets every Wednesday and Saturday at the Agormanya market.Glass Bead Making in Odumase Krobo, Ghana
Culture At the end of September the town hosts the seven-day Ngmayem festival.Donna R. Barnes, 'Play in historical and cross-cultural contexts', in Doris Fromberg & Doris Bergin, eds., Play from birth to twelve, p. 250
The town is noted for the performance of the Dipo rite.
Notable people Tetteh Adzedu (born 1949), fashion designer Thomas Partey (born 1993), association football player Sparqlyn (born 1983), musician
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