Krachi West 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 ...
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Krachi West District
/ref> Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Krachi District
Krachi District is a former district that was located in Volta Region (now currently in Oti Region), Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989. However, on 4 August 2004, it was split off into two new districts: ...
on 10 March 1989, which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 1501, until the eastern part of the district was split off to create 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 ...
on 4 August 2004 (which was later elevated to municipal district assembly status to become Krachi East Municipal 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 1 ...
on 14 November 2017 (effectively 15 March 2018); which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2281), which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 1747; thus the remaining part has been renamed to become Krachi West District. However, on 28 June 2012, the northern part of the district was split off to create Krachi Nchumuru District
Krachi Nchumuru District is one of the eight districts in Oti Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of Krachi West District
Krachi West District is one of the eight districts in Oti Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the ...
, which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2078; thus the remaining part has been retained as Krachi West District. The district assembly is located in the northern part of Oti Region and has Kete Krachi
Kete Krachi is the capital of the Krachi West District, in the western part of the Oti Region of Ghana, adjacent to Lake Volta. Kete Krachi is connected by a ferry to the town of Kwadjokrom, and by road to Bimbila and Dambai. Kete Krachi is the ...
as its capital town.
Location and geography
Location
Krachi West District is surrounded by Nkwanta North District
Nkwanta North District (french: Nkwanta Nord) is one of the eight districts in Oti Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Nkwanta District on 10 March 1989, until the northern part of the district was split off to crea ...
to the east, Nkwanta South District
Nkwanta South Municipal Assembly (french: Nkwanta Sud) is one of the eight districts in Oti 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 A ...
is to the south, 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 ...
is to the west.
Villages
In addition to Kete Krachi, the capital and administrative centre, Krachi West District contains the following villages:
See also
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Krachi West District at GhanaDistricts.com
References
External links
Krachi West District Official Website
Districts of the Oti Region
States and territories established in 2004
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