Kintampo South District

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Kintampo South District
Location of Kintampo South District within Brong-Ahafo
Coordinates: 7°53′52.8″N1°46′15.6″W / 7.898000°N 1.771000°W / 7.898000; -1.771000
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Brong-Ahafo Region.gif  Brong-Ahafo
Capital Jema
Government
  District ExecutiveKojo Nyame Datiakwa
Area
  Total1,510 km2 (580 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total89,126 [1]
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Kintampo South District is one of the eleven districts in Bono East Region, Ghana. [2] [3] [4] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Kintampo District on 10 March 1989, until the southern part of the district was split off to create Kintampo South District on 12 November 2003 (effectively 17 February 2004); thus the remaining part has been renamed as Kintampo North District ; which it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on 1 November 2007 (effecitvely 29 February 2008) to become Kintampo North Municipal District . The district assembly is located in the northern part of Bono East Region and has Jema as its capital town.

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List of settlements

Settlements of Kintampo South District
No. Settlement PopulationPopulation year
1 Agyina (Ajina)
2Amoma
3Ampoma
4Anyima
5Apesika
6Chirehin
7 Jema
8Krabonso
9Nante
10Ntankoro
11Pramposo

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