Fanteakwa District is a former district that was located in
Eastern Region,
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, which was created from the former
East Akim District
East Akim Municipal District is a former district that was located in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as East Akim District, which was created from the former East Akim Distric ...
Council.
Fanteakwa district
However on 15 March 2018, it was split off into two new districts: Fanteakwa North District
Fanteakwa North District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Fanteakwa District in 1988, which was created from the former East Akim District Council, until the souther ...
(capital: Begoro
Begoro is a town and the capital of Fanteakwa district, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana. Begoro has a settlement population of 48,516 people, in 2013.
Geography
Begoro is about 150 km north of Accra, off the road joining K ...
) and Fanteakwa South District (capital: Osino
Osino is a town and the capital of Fanteakwa South district, of the Eastern region of 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 Oce ...
). The district assembly was located in the central part of Eastern Region and had Begoro
Begoro is a town and the capital of Fanteakwa district, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana. Begoro has a settlement population of 48,516 people, in 2013.
Geography
Begoro is about 150 km north of Accra, off the road joining K ...
as its capital town.
List of settlements
Sources
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District: Fanteakwa District
Fanteakwa Foundation
External links
References
Districts of the Eastern Region (Ghana)
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