Kwahu Afram Plains North (district)

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Kwahu-Afram Plains North District
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Kwahu-Afram Plains North District
Location of Kwahu-Afram Plains North District within Eastern
Coordinates: 7°03′07″N0°04′48″W / 7.05194°N 0.08000°W / 7.05194; -0.08000
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Eastern Region (Ghana).gif Eastern
Capital Somanya
Government
  District ExecutiveSamuel Kena
Population
 (2013)
  Total
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
NoteDonkorkrom has a hotel (St Michael hotel) and a guest house (Genesis gust house) and a hospital.
Website Official Website

Kwahu Afram Plains North District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. [1] [2] [3] [4] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Kwahu North District in 1988 (later known as Afram Plains District), until the western part of the district was split off to create Kwahu Afram Plains South District on 19 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Kwahu Afram Plains North District. The district assembly is located in the northern part of Eastern Region and has Donkorkrom as its capital town.its a food basket in the eastern region.

List of settlements

Settlements of Kwahu North District [5]
No. Settlement PopulationPopulation year
1Abomosarefo
2Adiembra
3Agya Atta
4Amanfrom
5Amankwakrom
6Asanyansa
7Brumben
8Dedeso
9Dodi
10 Donkorkrom
11Ekye Tease
12Forifori
13Kwaekese
14Mem Kyemfere
15Nsogyaso
16Ntonaboma
17Odoasua
18Odumase
19Samanhyia

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References

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