Asante Akim North District is one of the forty-three
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
s in
Ashanti Region
The Ashanti Region is located in southern part of Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the mo ...
,
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger and original Asante Akim North District in 1988 (capital:
Konongo), which it was created from the former
Asante Akim District Asante may refer to:
* Anglican Diocese of Asante Mampong, Ghana
* Asante Kotoko, an Ashanti professional football club
* the Asante people
* Ashanti (disambiguation)
Ashanti may refer to:
* Ashanti people, an ethnic group in West Africa
** Ashan ...
Council. Later, it was elevated to municipal district assembly status to become
Asante Akim North Municipal District
Asante Akim Central Municipal District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 as the 1st Asante Akim North District, which it was created from the former Asante Aki ...
in November 2007 (effectively on 29 February 2008). However, in July 2012, the northern part of the district was split off to create a new Asante Akim North District; thus the remaining part has been renamed to become
Asante Akim Central Municipal District
Asante Akim Central Municipal District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 as the 1st Asante Akim North District, which it was created from the former Asante Aki ...
. The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Ashanti Region and has
Agogo as its capital town.
Cities list
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Agogo
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Hwdiem
See also
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External links
Government website
Districts of Ashanti Region
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