Ayawaso North Municipal District

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Ayawaso North Municipal District
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Ayawaso North Municipal District
Location of Ayawaso North Municipal District within Greater Accra
Coordinates: 5°35′N0°13′W / 5.583°N 0.217°W / 5.583; -0.217
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Greater Accra Region.gif Greater Accra
Capital Accra Newtown
Population
 (2021)
  Total63,386
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code GH-EP-__

Ayawaso North Municipal District is one of the twenty-nine districts in Greater Accra Region, Ghana. [1] [2] [3] [4] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Accra Metropolitan District in 1988, until a small portion of the district was split off to create Ayawaso North Municipal District on 15 March 2018; thus the remaining part has been retained as Accra Metropolitan District. The municipality is located in the central part of Greater Accra Region and has Accra Newtown as its capital town.

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References

  1. "New Districts & Nominated DCEs" (PDF). ghanadistricts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 Mar 2013.
  2. "All Districts". ghanadistricts. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. "Districts of Ghana". statoids. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. "Ayawaso North" (PDF). mofep.gov.gh.

5°35′N0°13′W / 5.583°N 0.217°W / 5.583; -0.217