Ahafo Ano North Municipal District

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Ahafo Ano North Municipal District
Municipal District
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Ahafo Ano North Municipal District
Location of Ahafo Ano North Municipal District within Ashanti
Coordinates: 7°0′N2°10′W / 7.000°N 2.167°W / 7.000; -2.167
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Ashanti.svg  Ashanti
Capital Tepa
Government
  Municipal Chief ExecutiveHon. Martina Appiah - Nyantakyi
Area
  Total593 km2 (229 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 Census)
  Total92,742 [1]
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Ahafo Ano North Municipal District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 as Ahafo Ano North District , which was created from the former Ahafo Ano District Council; until it was elevated to municipal district assembly status to become Ahafo Ano North Municipal District in November 2017 (effectively 15 March 2018). The municipality is located in the western part of Ashanti Region and has Tepa as its capital town. [2]

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Geography

Ahafo Ano North Municipal District is mostly based on rainforests.

Economy

About 85% of the working population are farmers and it is one of the most important cocoa growing districts of Ghana.

Health

The municipal has only one major health facility, the District Hospital at Tepa, and four smaller health service stations. There is little proper sanitation.

Transport

Like much of Ghana, the roads here are largely untarred (with the exception of the main road).

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References

  1. Ghana: Administrative Division
  2. "Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana". www.ghanadistricts.com. Retrieved 2023-06-16.

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