Kintampo District | |
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Former District | |
Location of Kintampo District within Brong-Ahafo | |
Coordinates: 8°3′8″N1°44′5″W / 8.05222°N 1.73472°W | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Brong-Ahafo |
Capital | Kintampo |
Area | |
• Total | 6,566 km2 (2,535 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | — |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Kintampo District is a former district that was located in Brong-Ahafo Region (now currently in Bono East Region), Ghana. [1] Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989. However on 12 November 2003 (effectively 17 February 2004), it was split off into two new districts: Kintampo North District (which it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 1 November 2007 (effectively 29 February 2008); capital: Kintampo) and Kintampo South District (capital: Jema). The district assembly was located in the southern part of Brong-Ahafo Region (now western part of Bono East Region) and had Kintampo as its capital town.
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