Afigya Kwabre North District

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Afigya Kwabre North District
Location of Afigya Kwabre North District within Ashanti
Coordinates: 6°57′N1°37′W / 6.950°N 1.617°W / 6.950; -1.617
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Ashanti.svg  Ashanti
Capital Boamang
Area
  Total
268.2 km2 (103.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
73,330 [1]
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code GH-AS-__

Afigya Kwabre North District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. It was formerly part of the then-larger Afigya-Kwabre District until the northern part of the district was split off to create Afigya Kwabre North District on 15 March 2018; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Afigya Kwabre South District . The district assembly is located in the northern part of Ashanti Region and has Boamang as its capital town.

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