Jasikan District is one of the eight districts in
Oti Region
The Oti Region is one of the six newly created regions of Ghana in December 2018. The region was carved out of the northern part of the Volta Region and will be in fulfillment of a campaign promise made by New Patriotic Party. Prior to the 2016 G ...
,
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 ...
.
Jasikan District
/ref> Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989, which was created from the former Jasikan District Council, which it was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 1464, until the western part of the district was split off to create Biakoye District
Biakoye District is one of the eight districts in Oti Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Jasikan District on 10 March 1989, which was created from the former Jasikan District Council, until the western part of the di ...
on 29 February 2008, which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 1901; thus the remaining part has been retained as Jasikan District. The district assembly is located in the southern part of Oti Region and has Jasikan
Jasikan is a small town and is the capital of Jasikan district, a district in the Oti Region of Ghana. It is home to Bueman Secondary School and Jasikan College of Education. It is the local business hub for Buem enclave and the seat of government ...
as its capital town.
Boundaries
Jasikan District is bounded by:
* Lake Volta
Lake Volta, the largest artificial reservoir in the world based on surface area, is contained behind the Akosombo Dam which generates a substantial amount of Ghana's electricity. It is completely within the country of Ghana and has a surface area ...
to the west
* Kpando Municipal District
Kpando Municipal District is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989 when it was known as Kpando District, until the southern part of the district was split off by ...
and Hohoe Municipal District
Hohoe Municipal District is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Hohoe District, until it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 29 Fe ...
to the south
* Krachi East District
Krachi East Municipal District is one of the eight districts in Oti Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Krachi District on 1988, until the eastern part of the district was split off to create Krachi East District on ...
and Kadjebi District
Kadjebi District is one of the eight districts in Oti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989, which was created from the former Jasikan District Council, which it was established by Legislative Instrume ...
to the north
Towns and villages
In addition to Jasikan, the capital and administrative centre, Jasikan District contains the following towns and villages in Buem in alphabetical order.
* Agbesi Madro
* Agomeyor
* Akpafu Todzi
* Akpafu Adorkor
* Akpafu Mempeasem
* Amenyo Yaw
* Akaa
* Akaa Quarters
* Akaa Tank
* Akaa Yaw
* Atakrom
* Atonkor
* Awoma
* Baglo Buem
* Bodada
* Baglo Odumasi
* Dzoku
* Dzolu
* Guama
* Idjeli
* Kayadah
* Kankyi Ekura
* Kudje
* Kute
* Kwanta
* Kwansim
* Lekanti
* New Ayoma
* New Baika
* Nsuta
* Nananko
* Okadjakrom
* Old Baika
* Old Ayoma
* Osei Krom
* Teteman
Education
Jasikan College of Education
Jasikan College of Education is a teacher education college in Jasikan-Buem (Jasikan District, Oti Region, Ghana).Björn Haßler, Jacob Tetteh Akunor, Enock Seth Nyamador (2017). An Atlas of The Forty Colleges of Education in Ghana. Available u ...
is one of the College's in Oti Region
The Oti Region is one of the six newly created regions of Ghana in December 2018. The region was carved out of the northern part of the Volta Region and will be in fulfillment of a campaign promise made by New Patriotic Party. Prior to the 2016 G ...
.
See also
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References
External links
Jasikan District Official website
GhanaDistricts.com
Jasikan District on GhanaDistricts.com
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Districts of the Oti Region