Okere District

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Okere District
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Okere District
Location of Okere District within Eastern
Coordinates: 6°4′43.68″N0°1′2.28″W / 6.0788000°N 0.0173000°W / 6.0788000; -0.0173000
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Eastern Region (Ghana).gif Eastern
Capital Adukrom
Population
 (2021)
 • Total51,675 [1]
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Okere District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Akuapim North District in 1988, which was created from the former Akuapim District Council; until it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 15 March 2012 to become Akuapim North Municipal District .

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However on 15 March 2018, the northeast part of the district was split off to create Okere District; thus the remaining part has been retained as Akuapim North Municipal District when the Legislative Instrument (L.I) 2342 in 2017 in pursuance to the Government’s Decentralization Policy and Local Government Reform Policy [2] was implemented to split off the Okere District from the Akuapim North Municipal District. The municipality is located in the southeast part of Eastern Region and has Adukrom as its capital town.

September 27, 2021, Daniel Kenneth was appointed as the District Chief Executive of the Okere District. [3]

List of settlements

Settlements of Okere District
No.SettlementPopulation (2021) [4]
1 Abiriw 6,870
2 Adukrom 10,977
3 Dawu 3,735
4 Awukugua 4,153
5Apirede3,799
6Aseseeso2,047
7Abonse2,111
8Asenema2,258
9Okra Kwadwo2,774
10Amanfro2,556

Towns

The Traditional Area comprises seven main towns is Abiriw, Dawu, Awukugua, Adukrom, Apirede, Aseseeso and Abonse and over one hundred and fifty smaller towns and villages which residents hail from one of the seven main towns. The language spoken amongst the indigenes of the area is Kyerepon. [5]

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

The district can be found on the Akuapem Ridge located in the South Eastern part of the Eastern Region, of the Republic of Ghana about 68km from Accra which shares boundaries with Akuapem North Municipal Assembly to the South and East to Yilo Krobo Municipal Assembly. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Ghana: Administrative Division
  2. ↑ "OKDA – Okere District Assembly". 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  3. ↑ GNA (2021-09-27). "Daniel Kenneth confirm as Okere DCE". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  4. ↑ "OKDA – Okere District Assembly" . Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  5. ↑ "Okere District inaugurated at Adukrom". GhanaWeb. 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  6. ↑ "OKDA – Okere District Assembly". 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-07-08.

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