Krachi District

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Krachi District
Former District
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Districts of Volta Region
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Krachi District
Location of Krachi District within Volta
Coordinates: 7°48′7.2″N0°3′3.6″W / 7.802000°N 0.051000°W / 7.802000; -0.051000
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Volta Region.png Volta
Capital Kete Krachi
Area
  Total6,697 km2 (2,586 sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code GH-TV-KR

Krachi District is a former district that was located in Volta Region (now currently in Oti Region), Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989. However, on 4 August 2004, it was split off into two new districts: Krachi West District (capital: Kete Krachi) and Krachi East District (which it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 15 March 2018; capital: Dambai). The district assembly was located in the northern part of Volta Region and had Kete Krachi as its capital town.

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    Coordinates: 7°48′7.2″N0°3′3.6″W / 7.802000°N 0.051000°W / 7.802000; -0.051000