Abofour is a town in the Offinso Municipality in Ashanti Region of Ghana. It was founded around the year 1700 by some group of hunters who hunted game for the then Asantehene hence the name 'Abofour' which means 'hunters'.The town has a population of about 25000 with a slight majority(58%);belonging to the Asante ethnic group. The rest of the population are mainly people with Northen descent such as Mande(Wangara), Mossi, Mamprusi, Wala, Dagaare and Dagomba among others. The rest include Kotokoli and Eves.The town is known for the St. Jerome Secondary School. The school is a Catholic-run institution assisted by the government of Ghana. The town also has about twelve public basic schools and about five privately run basic schools.