Awutu Senya District | |
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Former District | |
Location of Awutu Senya District within Central | |
Coordinates: 5°30′45.72″N0°30′49.68″W / 5.5127000°N 0.5138000°W | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Central |
Capital | Awutu Breku |
Government | |
• District Executive | Sampson Abbey Armah |
• Presiding Member | William Danny Osardu |
Area | |
• Total | 279.9 km2 (108.1 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 161,460 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
ISO 3166 code | GH-CP-__ |
Awutu Senya District is a former district that was located in Central Region, Ghana. [2] [3] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Awutu/Effutu/Senya District on 29 February 2008. However on 28 June 2012, it was split out into two new districts: Awutu Senya West District (capital: Awutu Breku) and Awutu Senya East District (which was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on 15 March 2018; capital: Kasoa). The district assembly was located in the southeast part of Central Region and had Awutu Breku as its capital town.
Settlements of Assin South District | |||
No. | Settlement | Population | Population year |
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1 | Awutu Breku | ||
1 | Senya Beraku | ||
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