Upper Denkyira East Municipal District

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Upper Denkyira East Municipal District
Municipal District
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Upper Denkyira East Municipal District
Location of Upper Denkyira East Municipal within Central
Coordinates: 5°58′0.12″N1°46′59.88″W / 5.9667000°N 1.7833000°W / 5.9667000; -1.7833000
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Central Region (Ghana).gif Central
Capital Dunkwa-On-Offin
Government
  Municipal Chief ExecutiveIsaac Awuah
Population
 (2021 census)
  Total110,141 [1]
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code GH-CP-UE
Websiteudema.gov.gh

Upper Denkyira East Municipal District is one of the thirty-three districts in Central Region, Ghana. [2] [3] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Upper Denkyira District in 1988, which was created from the former Denkyira District Council, until the northwest part of the district was split off to create Upper Denkyira West District on 29 February 2008; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Upper Denkyira East District , which it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on that same year to become Upper Denkyira East Municipal District. The municipality is located in the northwest part of Central Region and has Dunkwa-On-Offin as its capital town.

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List of settlements

Settlements of Upper Denkyira East Municipal Assembly
No. Settlement PopulationPopulation year
1Acquakrom
2Akropong
3Asikuma
4Abesewa
5Meretweso
6Buabin
7Buabinso
8Opponso
9 Dunkwa-on-Offin 32,6262012
10Kyekyewere
11Mfuom
12Mmradan
13Babianiha
14Kubi
15Esaase
16Sobroso
17Amisah
18Kwameprakrom
19Pokukrom

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Coordinates: 5°58′0.12″N1°46′59.88″W / 5.9667000°N 1.7833000°W / 5.9667000; -1.7833000