Aowin-Amenfi District

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Aowin-Amenfi District Council
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Aowin-Amenfi District Council
Location of Aowin-Amenfi District Council within Western
Coordinates: 5°48′33.12″N2°26′8.52″W / 5.8092000°N 2.4357000°W / 5.8092000; -2.4357000
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Western Region (Ghana).gif Western
Capital Asankragua
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code GH-WP-AA

Aowin-Amenfi District is a former district council that was located in Western Region, Ghana. Originally created as an district council in 1975. However on 1988, it was split off into two new district assemblies: Wassa Amenfi District (capital: Asankragua) and Aowin/Suaman District (capital: Enchi). The district council was located in the northern part of Western Region and had Asankragua as its capital town.

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    Coordinates: 5°48′33.12″N2°26′8.52″W / 5.8092000°N 2.4357000°W / 5.8092000; -2.4357000