Atebubu-Amantin Municipal District is one of the eleven districts in

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. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Atebubu District on 10 March 1989, until the northern part of the district was split off to create

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on 12 November 2003 (effectively 18 February 2004); thus the remaining part has been renamed as Atebubu-Amantin District, which it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on 15 March 2018 to become Atebubu-Amantin Municipal District. The municipality is located in the east central part of Bono East Region and has

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as its capital town.

District Substructure

As of 2018, the district comprises eight (8) zonal councils. These were: Atebubu, Amantin, New Konkrompe, Jato Zongo, Akokoa, Nyomoase, Kumfia/Fakwasi and Garadima.

Population

According to the 2010 population and housing census of Ghana the population of the Atebubu-Amantin District was 105,938. 50.7% of the population was of male and females made up 49.3% of the population. Majority of the population reside in the two principal towns of Atebubu and Amantin.

List of settlements

Amantin, Jato Zongo, Kumfia, Fakwasi, Abamba

Sources

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References

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