Guan District

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Guan District
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Districts of Oti Region
Region Flag of Volta Region.png Oti
Capital Likpe-Mate
Area
  Total
343.0 km2 (132.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
28,238 [1]
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code GH-OT-GU

Guan District is one of the nine districts in Oti Region, Ghana. [2] Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Hohoe District (within Volta Region), until it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 29 February 2008 to become Hohoe Municipal District (still within Volta Region). However on 8 October 2021, the northern part of the district was split off to create Guan District (while being moved to Oti Region); thus the remaining part has been retained as Hohoe Municipal District (still within Volta Region). The district is located in the southeastern part of Oti Region and has Likpe-Mate as its capital town. [3]

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References

  1. Ghana: Administrative Division
  2. "Guan District inaugurated".
  3. "Ghana Districts - Guan District". 2022-03-28.