Kwahu District

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Kwahu District
Former District Council
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Districts of Eastern Region
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Kwahu District
Location of Kwahu District within Eastern
Coordinates: 6°34′48″N0°43′47″W / 6.58000°N 0.72972°W / 6.58000; -0.72972
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Eastern Region (Ghana).gif Eastern
Capital Mpraeso
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Kwahu District is a former district council that was located in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1975. However, on 10 March 1989, it was split off into two new district assemblies: Kwahu South District (capital: Mpraeso) and Kwahu North District (capital: Donkorkrom). The district assembly was located in the northern part of Eastern Region and had Mpraeso as its capital town.

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The Kwahu Plateau is a 260 km (160 mi) long plateau in southern Ghana. It consists of the uplifted southern edge of the Volta River Basin. It forms the main watershed of Ghana, separating rivers in the Volta River system from rivers in the western half of Ghana which flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The plateau has an average elevation of 1,500 feet and its highest point is Mount Akmawa at 2,586 feet. The plateau is dissected by several valleys and is marked by tall peaks. To the south it borders dense forest country, which it shields from the harmattan winds of the interior. Cacao cultivation has been introduced in the west, through which traditional trade routes lead to the Atlantic; vegetable cultivation is stressed in the eastern sector. The largest and most important towns on the Kwahu Plateau are Wenchi, Mampong, Mpraeso, and Abetifi.

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Afram Plains District Former District in Ghana

Afram Plains District is a former district that was located in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Kwahu North District, which was created from the former Kwahu District Council, until it was later renamed to become Afram Plains District in 1993. However on 19 June 2012, it was split off into two new districts: Kwahu Afram Plains North District and Kwahu Afram Plains South District. The district assembly was located in the northern part of Eastern Region and had Donkorkrom as its capital town.

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Kwahu South District District in Ghana

Kwahu South District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the former Kwahu District Council. Later, the southwest part of the district was split off to create Kwahu West District on August 2004 ; thus the remaining part has been retained as Kwahu South District. Then the northwest part of the district was split off to create Kwahu East District on 29 February 2008; thus the remaining part has been still retained as Kwahu South District. The district assembly is located in the western part of Eastern Region and has Mpraeso as its capital town.

Manya Krobo District Former District in Ghana

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Suhum/Kraboa/Coaltar District Former District in Ghana

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Atiwa District Former District in Ghana

Atiwa District is a former district that was located in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger East Akim District in 1988, which was created from the former East Akim District Council, until the northwest part of the district was split off to create Atiwa District on 17 February 2004; thus the remaining part has been retained as East Akim District, which it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 29 February 2008 to become East Akim Municipal District. However on 1 June 2018, it was split off into two new districts: Atiwa West District and Atiwa East District. The municipality was located in the central part of Eastern Region and had Kwabeng as its capital town.

Kwahu East District District in Ghana

Kwahu East District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Kwahu South District in 1988, which was created from the former Kwahu District Council, until the northwest part of the district was split off to create Kwahu East District on 29 February 2008. The district assembly is located in the western part of Eastern Region and has Abetifi as its capital town.

Mpraeso Town in Eastern Region, Ghana

Mpraeso is a town and the capital of Kwahu South district, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana, located at an altitude of 367 m on the Kwahu Plateau, which forms the south-west boundary of Lake Volta. Mpraeso has a 2013 settlement population of 11,190 people.

Kwahu Afram Plains North (district) District in Ghana

Kwahu Afram Plains North District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Kwahu North District in 1988, 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.

Kwahu West Municipal District Municipal District in Ghana

Kwahu West Municipal District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Kwahu South District in 1988, which was created from the former Kwahu District Council, until the southwest part of the district was split off to create Kwahu West District on August 2004; which it later was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 1 July 2007 to become Kwahu West Municipal District. The municipality is located in the western part of Eastern Region and has Nkawkaw as its capital town.

Nkwatia Kwahu Village in Eastern Region

Nkwatia Kwahu is a town in the Kwahu East district, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana. It is also the home of the St.Peter's Boys Secondary School.

Abetifi Town in Eastern Region, Ghana

Abetifi is a small town in south Ghana and is the capital of Kwahu East district, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana.

Obomeng is a small town in the Kwahu mountains in the Eastern Region (Ghana) in West Africa.

Kwahu Afram Plains South (district) District in Ghana

Kwahu Afram Plains South District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Kwahu North District in 1988, 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 Tease as its capital town.

Seth Kwame Acheampong is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Mpraeso Constituency in the Eastern Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.

Mpraeso Amanfrom is a town in the Kwahu West Municipal District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. The population is about 2,000 people, mostly Kwahus. Main occupations include farming and making pottery.

Francis Osafo Mensah is a Ghanaian politician and a former member of parliament for the Mpraeso constituency of the Eastern Region of Ghana. He was also a former regional minister of the said region and a member of the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.

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    Coordinates: 6°34′48″N0°43′47″W / 6.58000°N 0.72972°W / 6.58000; -0.72972