Pru West District is one of the eleven districts in

Bono East Region The Bono East region of Ghana is a new region carved out of the Brong Ahafo region. The capital of the new region is Techiman. This creation of this new region was in fulfillment of a promise made by the New Patriotic Party prior to the 2016 Gha ...

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 ...

. Formerly part of the

Pru District Pru District is a former district that was located in Brong-Ahafo Region (now currently in Bono East Region), Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Atebubu District on 10 March 1989, until the northern part was split off to ...

, on 15 March 2018 it was split off to form its own district, with the remaining area being formed into the

Pru East District Pru East District is one of the eleven districts in Bono East Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Pru District on 18 February 2004, until the western part of the district was split off to create Pru West District on ...

. The district assembly is located in the east central part of Bono East Region. The capital town is

Prang Prang may refer to: Places * Prang, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a town of Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan *Prang Besar, an old name for Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malayasia * Prang Ghar Tehsil or Pran Ghar Subdivision, a subdivisi ...

Boundaries

The district is bounded on the north-east by the Pru East district, the Sene West district to the east, the

Nkoranza South Municipal District Nkoranza South Municipal District is one of the eleven districts in Bono East Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Nkoranza District on 10 March 1989, until the northern part of the district was split off to create Nko ...

and the

Atebubu-Amantin Municipal District Atebubu-Amantin Municipal District is one of the eleven districts in Bono East Region, Ghana. 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 ...

to the south, the

Kintampo North Municipal District Kintampo North Municipal District is one of the eleven districts in Bono East Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Kintampo District on 10 March 1989, until the southern part of the district was split off to create Ki ...

to the north-west, and the

Kintampo South District Kintampo South District is one of the eleven districts in Bono East Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Kintampo District Kintampo District is a former district that was located in Brong-Ahafo Region (now currently ...

to the west.

Settlements

The ten most populated areas in the region include the capital town Prang, Zabrama, Dama-Nkwanta, Abease, Komfourkrom, Beposo, Buipe, Aboa, Adabrase and Ajalaja. There are 88 localities within the district. The district is also divided into the Prang Town Council, Abease Area Council and the Ajaraja/Beposo Area Council.

Administration

The administrative head of the district is the District Chief Executive who is appointed by the

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after consultation.

References

{{Districts of the Bono East Region Districts of Bono East Region Populated places in the Bono East Region States and territories established in 2003