Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District

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Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District
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Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District
Location of Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District within Central
Coordinates: 5°27′48.96″N0°56′12.48″W / 5.4636000°N 0.9368000°W / 5.4636000; -0.9368000
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Central Region (Ghana).gif Central
Capital Ajumako
Government
  District ExecutivePeter Light Koomson
Area
  Total483 km2 (186 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total120,586 [1]
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code GH-CP-AJ

Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the Breman-Ajumako-Enyan District Council from 1974 to 1978. The district assembly was located in the northeast part of Central Region and had Ajumako as its capital town.

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Facts of interests

The University of Education, Winneba has a campus at Ajumako. The natives are Fante except the people of Breman Essiam who trace their lineage to Breman, near Kumasi. The main occupation of the people is farming with emerging markets at Breman Essiam and Ajumako. The current Member of parliament of the district is Cassiel Ato Forson. [2]

List of settlements

Settlements of Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District
No. Settlement PopulationPopulation year
1Enyan Abaasa
2 Ajumako
3Ajumako Kwanyako
4Ajumako-Mando
5Ajumako-Amia
6Ajumako-Assasan
7Ajumako-Besease
8Ajumako-Baa
9Enyan Denkyira
10Enyan-Maim
11Ajumako-Entumbil
12Essiam
13Etsi-Sonkwa
14Ajumako-Kokoben
15Kromamu
16Okyeso
17Ajumako-Ohwan
18Breman Essiam
19Ajumako-Techiman
20Enyan Ankukrom

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References

  1. Ghana: Administrative Division
  2. Pulse. "Cassiel Ato Forson". www.pulse.com.gh. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.

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