Asutifi District is a former district that was located in
Brong-Ahafo Region (now currently in
Ahafo Region
The Ahafo Region is a newly created region in Ghana with Goaso as its capital. The region has administrative and governmental legislature like all the ten already existing regions in Ghana. The region was carved out of the south-eastern part of th ...
),
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 created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988. However on 1 February 2012 (effectively 28 June 2012), it was split off into two new districts:
Asutifi North District
Asutifi North District is one of the six districts in Ahafo Region, Ghana. The District was formerly part of the then-larger Asutifi District since 1988, until the southern part of the district was split off to create Asutifi South District on 28 ...
(capital:
Kenyasi
Kenyasi is a town in Ghana and it's the capital of the Asutifi North District in the Ahafo Region.
Kenyasi is a combination of two towns: Kenyasi No.1 and Kenyasi No.2
Kenyasi has abundance of Gold resources hence Newmont, Ghana Ahafo mine havin ...
) and
Asutifi South District
Asutifi South District is one of the six districts in Ahafo Region, Ghana. Originally, it was part of the then-larger Asutifi District since 1988 until the southern part of the district was split off to create Asutifi South District on 28 June 201 ...
(capital:
Hwidiem
Hwidiem is a small town in the Asutifi district, a district in the Ahafo Region of Ghana.
Education
Hwidiem is known for the Hwidiem Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution.
Healthcare
The St. Elizabeth Hospital is located i ...
). The district assembly was located in the southwest part of Brong-Ahafo Region (now central part of Ahafo Region) and had
Kenyasi
Kenyasi is a town in Ghana and it's the capital of the Asutifi North District in the Ahafo Region.
Kenyasi is a combination of two towns: Kenyasi No.1 and Kenyasi No.2
Kenyasi has abundance of Gold resources hence Newmont, Ghana Ahafo mine havin ...
as its capital town.
List of settlements
Sources
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District: Asutifi District
References
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2003 disestablishments in Ghana
Brong-Ahafo Region
Former districts of Ghana