Agona East District | |
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Location of Agona East District within Central | |
Coordinates: 5°38′35.88″N0°45′2.88″W / 5.6433000°N 0.7508000°W | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Central |
Capital | Nsaba |
Government | |
• District Executive | Martin Luther Obeng |
Area | |
• Total | 318 km2 (123 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 98,324 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
ISO 3166 code | GH-CP- |
Agona East District is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, Ghana. [2] [3] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Agona District in 1988, until the eastern part of the district was split off to create Agona East District on 29 February 2008; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Agona West District , which was also elevated to municipal district assembly status on that same year to become Agona West Municipal District . The district assembly is located in the northeast part of Central Region and has Nsaba as its capital town. [4]
Settlements of Upper Denkyira East Municipal Assembly | |||
No. | Settlement | Population | Population year |
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1 | Nsaba | ||
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