Sekyere Kumawu District is one of the forty-three districts in
Ashanti Region
The Ashanti Region is located in southern part of Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the mo ...
,
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 it was part of the then-larger
Sekyere East District, which was created from the former
Sekyere District Council. Later, a large portion of the district was split off to create the 1st
Sekyere Afram Plains District on 1 November 2007 (inaugurated on 29 February 2008), with
Kumawu as its capital town. However on 28 June 2012, the Afram Plains area of the district was split off to create the new Sekyere Afram Plains District, with
Dobrosno as its capital town; while the remaining part has since then been officially renamed as Sekyere Kumawu District, with
Kumawu as its capital town. The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Ashanti Region and has
Kumawu as its capital town.
Educational Facilities
As at 2014 the District had a total of 55 Kindergartens, 55 Primary Schools, 45 Junior High Schools and 4 Senior High Schools. Also is a Vocational Technical School. There are 2 Tertiary Institutions and 3 Libraries.
Towns
*
Kumawu
* Bodomase
*
Oyoko
* Banko
*
Dadease
* Sekyere
* Besoro
* Asekyerewa
* Abotanso
* Bodwease
* Wonoo
* Pepease
* Woraso
* Akrokyere
* Akronfoso
* Akotosu
* Temate
* Aninya
* Ntarentare
* Bahankra
References
Districts of Ashanti Region
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