Birim North District

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Birim North District
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Birim North District
Location of Birim North District within Eastern
Coordinates: 6°18′N0°59′W / 6.300°N 0.983°W / 6.300; -0.983
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Eastern Region (Ghana).gif Eastern
Capital New Abirem
Government
  District ExecutiveMavis Ama Frimpong
Area
  Total566.5 km2 (218.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total82,669 [1]
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
Website Official Website

Birim North District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. [2] [3] Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the former Birim District Council, until the southern part of the district was split off to create Akyemansa District on 29 February 2008; thus the remaining part has been retained as Birim North District. The district assembly is located in the southwest part of Eastern Region and has New Abirem as its capital town.

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Geography

The Birim River flows through the Birim North District, an important source of diamonds.Newmont Ghana partnered with COCOBOD to repair the Nkawkaw-Noyem to New Abirem cocoa road. The project was part of the government's 2020 "Year of Roads Agenda". The road improves transportation for people and farm produce, and makes it easier for farmers to transport their cocoa beans to buying centers. [4]

List of settlements

Settlements of Birim North District
No. Settlement PopulationPopulation year
1Abenase
2Adjobue
3Adubiase
4Adwafo
5Afosu
6Akoase
7Akokoaseo
8Amuana Praso
9Anyinase
10Ayirebi
11Brenase
12Chia
13Kotokuom
14Mamanso
15 New Abirem
16Nkwa Teng
17Ntronang
18Ofoasekese
19Otchereso
20Pankese

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6°18′N0°59′W / 6.300°N 0.983°W / 6.300; -0.983