Agotime-Ziope District

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Agotime-Ziope District
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Agotime-Ziope District
Location of Agotime-Ziope District within Volta
Coordinates: 6°32′59.28″N0°41′42.36″E / 6.5498000°N 0.6951000°E / 6.5498000; 0.6951000
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Volta Region.png Volta
Capital Agortime-Kpetoe
Government
  District ExecutiveHon. Ms Emilia Emefa Adzimah
Area
  Total3,200 km2 (1,200 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 [1] )
  Total39,553
  Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code GH-TV-AZ

Agotime-Ziope District is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana. [2] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Adaklu-Anyigbe District on 13 August 2004, until the western part of the district was split off to create Adaklu District on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Agotime-Ziope District (under the then-president John Atta Mills government). [3] The district assembly is located in the central part of Volta Region and has Agortime-Kpetoe as its capital town.

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  3. "Volta » Adaklu (New)". GhanaDistricts.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.

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