Tano South Municipal District

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Tano South Municipal District
Municipal District
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Tano South Municipal District
Location of Tano South Municipal District within Ahafo Region
Coordinates: 7°05′N2°01′W / 7.083°N 2.017°W / 7.083; -2.017
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Brong-Ahafo Region.gif  Brong-Ahafo
Capital Bechem
Government
  Municipal Chief ExecutiveCollins Offinam Takyi
Population
 (2021 Census)
  Total87,219 [1]
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Tano South Municipal District is one of the six districts in Ahafo Region, Ghana. [2] [3] [4] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Tano District in 1988, until the western part of the district was split off to create Tano North District in December 2004; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Tano South District . It was later elevated to municipal district assembly status in April 2018 to become Tano South Municipal District. The municipality is located in the eastern part of Ahafo Region and has Bechem as its capital town.

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Background

In the district there are three health centres and one hospital. Educational facilities include pre-school facilities, schools and a college. The industry within the district focuses on processing wood and agricultural products. [5]

List of settlements

Settlements of Tano South Municipal District
No. Settlement PopulationPopulation year
1Abease
2Akokoa
3Bakamba
4 Bechem
5Cherembo
6Dama-Nkwanta
7Kamampa
8Komfourkrom
9Nyomoase
10Parembo-Sawaba
11Prang
12Zabrama

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References

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Coordinates: 7°05′N2°01′W / 7.083°N 2.017°W / 7.083; -2.017