Ashanti Region

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Ashanti Region
Location
Statistics
Regional Minister	Sampson Boafo (NPP)
Capital	Kumasi
Area	24,389 km² Ranked 3rd
Population 2000 Census 1984 Census	Ranked 1st 3,612,950 2,090,100
Districts	21
ISO 3166-2	GH-AH

Ashanti is an administrative region in central Ghana. Most of the region's inhabitants are Ashanti people, one of Ghana's major ethnic groups. Most of Ghana's cocoa is grown in Ashanti, and it is also a major site of Ghana's gold-mining industry.

The Ashanti Region is subdivided into the following 21 districts:

• Adansi North District
• Adansi South District
• Afigya-Sekyere District
• Ahafo Ano North District
• Ahafo Ano South District
• Amansie Central District
• Amansie East District
• Amansie West District
• Asante Akim North District
• Asante Akim South District
• Atwima Mponua District
• Atwima Nwabiagya District
• Botsomtwe/Atwima/Kwanhuma District
• Ejisu-Juaben District
• Ejura/Sekyedumase District
• Kumasi Metropolitan District
• Kwabre District
• Obuasi Municipal District
• Offinso District
• Sekyere East District
• Sekyere West District

[edit] Sources

• Districts of Ghana at statoids.com
• GhanaDistricts.com
• 19 New Districts Created, GhanaWeb, November 20, 2003.

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Coordinates: 6°45′N, 1°30′W

v • d • e Districts of the Ashanti Region of Ghana Adansi North · Adansi South · Afigya-Sekyere · Ahafo Ano North · Ahafo Ano South · Amansie Central · Amansie East · Amansie West · Asante Akim North · Asante Akim South · Atwima Mponua · Atwima · Botsomtwe/Atwima/Kwanhuma · Ejisu-Juaben · Ejura/Sekyedumase · Kumasi Metropolitan · Kwabre · Obuasi Municipal · Offinso · Sekyere East · Sekyere West