Sekyere East 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 created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the former
Sekyere District Council. Later, the eastern part of the district was split off to create the 1st
Sekyere Afram Plains District on 1 November 2007 (effectively 29 February 2008), with
Kumawu
Kumawu is a small town and is the capital of Sekyere Afram Plains District, Sekyere Kumawu, a Districts of Ghana, district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. 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
Sekyere Kumawu District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. 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 distri ...
, with
Kumawu
Kumawu is a small town and is the capital of Sekyere Afram Plains District, Sekyere Kumawu, a Districts of Ghana, district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. as its capital town. The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Ashanti Region and has
Effiduase
Effiduase is a town and is the capital of Sekyere East, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The Effiduase is known for the Effiduase Secondary Commercial School now Effiduase Senior High School and effiduasi senior high technical school. ...
as its capital town.
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GhanaDistricts.com
Districts of Ashanti Region
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