Asutifi South (district)

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Asutifi South District
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Asutifi South District
Location of Asutifi South District within Ahafo Region
Coordinates: 6°56′N2°22′W / 6.933°N 2.367°W / 6.933; -2.367
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Brong-Ahafo Region.gif  Brong-Ahafo
Capital Hwidiem
Population
 (2021 Census)
  Total68,394 [1]
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Asutifi South District is one of the six districts in Ahafo Region, Ghana. [2] [3] [4] [5] Originally, it was part of the then-larger Asutifi District since 1988 until the southern part of the district was split off to create Asutifi South District on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining part been renamed as Asutifi North District . The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Ahafo Region and has Hwidiem as its capital town.

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References

  1. Ghana: Administrative Division
  2. "New Districts & Nominated DCEs" (PDF). ghanadistricts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2013.
  3. "All Districts". ghanadistricts. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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6°56′N2°22′W / 6.933°N 2.367°W / 6.933; -2.367