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Sekyere Kumawu (district)

Coordinates: 6°55′N 1°17′W / 6.917°N 1.283°W / 6.917; -1.283
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Sekyere Kumawu District
Districts of Ashanti Region
Districts of Ashanti Region
Sekyere Kumawu District is located in Ghana
Sekyere Kumawu District
Sekyere Kumawu District
Location of Sekyere Kumawu District within Ashanti
Coordinates: 6°55′N 1°17′W / 6.917°N 1.283°W / 6.917; -1.283
Country Ghana
Region Ashanti
CapitalKumawu
Government
 • District Chief ExecutiveHon.Jacob Kofi Dankwah
Population
 (2021)
 • Total64,396[1]
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Sekyere Kumawu District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana.[2][3][4] Originally it was part of the then-larger Sekyere East District, which was created from the former Sekyere District Council. Later, a large portion of the district was split off to create the 1st Sekyere Afram Plains District on 1 November 2007 (inaugurated on 29 February 2008), with Kumawu as its capital town. However on 28 June 2012, the Afram Plains area of the district was split off to create the new Sekyere Afram Plains District, with Dobrosno as its capital town; while the remaining part has since then been officially renamed as Sekyere Kumawu District, with Kumawu as its capital town. The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Ashanti Region and has Kumawu as its capital town.

Educational Facilities

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As at 2014 [5] the District had a total of 55 Kindergartens, 55 Primary Schools, 45 Junior High Schools and 4 Senior High Schools. Also is a Vocational Technical School. There are 2 Tertiary Institutions and 3 Libraries.

Towns[6]

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  • Kumawu
  • Bodomase
  • Oyoko
  • Banko
  • Dadease
  • Sekyere
  • Besoro
  • Asekyerewa
  • Abotanso
  • Bodwease
  • Wonoo
  • Pepease
  • Woraso
  • Akrokyere
  • Akronfoso
  • Akotosu
  • Temate
  • Aninya
  • Ntarentare
  • Bahankra

References

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  1. ^ Ghana: Administrative Division
  2. ^ "New Districts & Nominated DCEs" (PDF). ghanadistricts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2013.
  3. ^ "All Districts". ghanadistricts. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Districts of Ghana". statoids. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Hierarchy of Settlements" (PDF). Ministry of Local Government. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Hierarchy of Settlements" (PDF). Ministry of Local Government. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

6°55′N 1°17′W / 6.917°N 1.283°W / 6.917; -1.283