Amansie West District

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Amansie West District
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Amansie West District
Location of Amansie West District within Ashanti
Coordinates: 6°28′N1°53′W / 6.467°N 1.883°W / 6.467; -1.883
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Ashanti.svg  Ashanti
Capital Manso Nkwanta
Government
  District Executive Ben Kwakye-Adeefe
Area
  Total1,141 km2 (441 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 Census)
  Total109,416 [1]
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Amansie West District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. [2] [3] [4] Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which it was created from the former Amansie District Council. On 15 March 2018, the southern part of the district was split off to create Amansie South District ; thus the remaining part has been retained as Amansie West District. The district assembly is located in the southern part of Ashanti Region and has Manso Nkwanta as its capital town.

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Background

It covers an area of 1,364 square kilometers and has a population of 144,104 according to the 2010 census. Aside from its capital, the main settlements in the district include Mpatuam, Pakyi No. 1, Antoakrom and Esuowin. [5]

There are 4 main ethnic groups in the district: the largest group of people is the Akans (86.4%), with three other smaller groups the Northerners (9.7%), the Ewe (3.6%) and the Ga (1.1%). They are also predominantly Christians (79.4%), with some Muslims (8%), and smaller number belonging to other sects or indigenous beliefs. [5]

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Coordinates: 6°28′N1°53′W / 6.467°N 1.883°W / 6.467; -1.883