Nkoranza South Municipal | |
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Municipal | |
Nickname(s): NKZ | |
![]() Location of Nkoranza South Municipal in Bono East region | |
Location of Nkoranza South Municipal in Bono East region | |
Coordinates: 7°34′N1°42′W / 7.567°N 1.700°W Coordinates: 7°34′N1°42′W / 7.567°N 1.700°W | |
Region | ![]() |
Capital | Nkoranza |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Assembly |
• Municipal Executive | Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum formal MCE and Mada Attaa Kissiwaa |
Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | GMT |
The Nkoranza South Municipal [1] [2] is one of the eleven (11) districts of Bono East Region, [3] and was one of the twenty-two (22) Municipal of the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. Its capital is Nkoranza.
Settlements of Nkoranza South District | |||
No. | Settlement | Population | Population year |
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1 | Ahyiaem | ||
2 | Akuma | ||
3 | Akumsa-Adumase | ||
4 | Ayerede | ||
'5 | Akropon | ||
6 | Bonsu | ||
7 | Breman | ||
8 | Brahoho | ||
9 | |||
10 | Dandwa | ||
11 | Donkro Nkwanta | ||
12 | Dotobaa | ||
13 | Dromankese | ||
14 | Kranka | ||
15 | Maaso | ||
16 | Nkoranza | ||
17 | Nkwabeng | ||
18 | Pinihi | ||
19 | Senya | ||
20 | Sikaa | ||
21 | Yefri |
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