Upper Manya Krobo District is one of the thirty-three districts 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 it was formerly part of the then-larger
Manya Krobo District
Manya Krobo District is a former district that was located in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the former Kaoga District Council. However on 29 February 2008, it was split ...
in 1988, which was created from the former
Kaoga District
Kaoga District is a former district council that was located in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1975. However on 10 March 1989, it was split off into three new district assemblies: Yilo Krobo Distric ...
Council, until the northwest part of the district was split off to create Upper Manya Krobo District on 29 February 2008; thus the remaining part has been renamed as
Lower Manya Krobo District
Lower Manya Krobo Municipal District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana.Asesewa
Asesewa is a small town and the district capital of Upper Manya Krobo district in the Eastern region of southern Ghana.Districts: Upper Manya Krobo District