Bosome Freho 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 ...

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. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger

Amansie East District Bekwai Municipal Assembly is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Amansie East District, which it was created from the former Amansie District ...

in 2004; until the eastern part of the district was split off by a decree of president

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on 29 February 2008 to create Bosome Freho District; thus the remaining part has been renamed as

Bekwai Municipal District Bekwai Municipal Assembly is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Amansie East District, which it was created from the former Amansie District ...

while it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on that same year. The district assembly is located in the southern part of Ashanti Region and has

Asiwa Asiwa is a small town and is the capital of Bosome Freho, a district in the Ashanti 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 Atlant ...

as its capital town.

Places of interest

There is one senior high school (Bosome Senior High Technical School), a district magistrate court at Asiwa, Asiwa Health Centre and a

police station A police station (sometimes called a "station house" or just "house") is a building which serves to accommodate police officers and other members of staff. These buildings often contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles, ...

. There is also a budget hotel, Pakas Lodge with a restaurant.

Sources

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GhanaDistricts.com

Ghana Statistical Service

References

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