Upper Manya Krobo District | |
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![]() Districts of Eastern Region | |
Location of Upper Manya Krobo District within Eastern | |
Coordinates: 6°24′N0°9′W / 6.400°N 0.150°W | |
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Capital | Asesewa |
Government | |
• District Executive | Felix Nartey Odjao |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 70,676 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Upper Manya Krobo District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. [2] Formarly, it was part of the then-larger Manya Krobo District in 1988, which was created from the former Kaoga District Council, until the northwest part of the district was split off to create Upper Manya Krobo District on 29 February 2008; [2] thus the remaining part has been renamed as Lower Manya Krobo District . The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Eastern Region and has Asesewa as its capital town.
The Dangbe language, also Dangbe or Adaŋgbi, is a Kwa language spoken in south-eastern Ghana by the Dangbe People (Dangbeli). The Dangbeli are part of the larger Ga-Dangbe ethnic group. Klogbi is a variant, spoken by the Kloli. Kropp Dakubu (1987) is the most thorough grammar of the language.
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