Upper Denkyira West District

Upper Denkyira West District
District
Districts of Central Region
Upper Denkyira West District Location of Upper Denkyira West District within Central
Coordinates: 6°9′12.24″N2°9′26.28″W / 6.1534000°N 2.1573000°W / 6.1534000; -2.1573000
Country	Ghana
Region	Central
Capital	Diaso
Government
• District Chief Executive	Richmond Kodua
• Member of Parliament	Daniel Ohene Darko
Area
• Total	579.21 km2 (223.63 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	91,025 [1]
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code	GH-CP-UW
Website	Official website

Upper Denkyira West District is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, Ghana. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} 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 district assembly is located in the northwest part of Central Region and has Diaso as its capital town.

List of settlements

Settlements of Upper Denkyira West District (20 largest communities in the District and their population)
No.	Settlement	Population	Population year
1	Ayanfuri	4,660	2010
2	Diaso	4,492	2010
3	Dominase	2,993	2010
4	Nkotumso	2,955	2010
5	Ntom	2,891	2010
6	Maudaso	2203	2010
7	Bethlehem	1,999	2010
8	New Obuasi	1,546	2010
9	Nkronua Anaafo	1,531	2010
10	Akwaboso	1,455	2010
11	Afiefiso	1,397	2010
12	Besease	1,353	2010
13	Jameso Nkwanta	1,340	2010
14	Nyinawusu-Awiaso	1,334	2010
15	Ameyaw	1,214	2010
16	Ayanfuri-Gyaman	1,166	2010
17	Kwameprakrom	1,153	2010
18	Abora	1,078	2010
19	Treposo	1,069	2010
20	Bremang	995	2010

Sources

• "Upper Denkyira West District". Statoids.
• District: Upper Denkyira West District

References

1. Ghana: Administrative Division
2. "District: Upper Denkyira West". Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
3. "Obuasi: One feared dead after Anglogold Ashanti mining pit caved in". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
4. "'Galamsey' fight: Denkyira Adaboe residents unhappy with alleged military invasion - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
5. "Desist from leaking information to public - Central Regional Minister tells public servants". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
6. "Central Region: Death toll in Breman mining pit collapse still three – Police". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2021-05-29.

6°9′12.24″N2°9′26.28″W / 6.1534000°N 2.1573000°W / 6.1534000; -2.1573000