Atwima District

Atwima District
Former District of Ghana
Districts of Ashanti
Atwima District Districts of Ashanti
Coordinates: 6°40′N 1°49′W / 6.667°N 1.817°W / 6.667; -1.817Coordinates: 6°40′N 1°49′W / 6.667°N 1.817°W / 6.667; -1.817
Country	Ghana
Region	Ashanti Region
Capital	Nkawie
Area
• Total	2,411 km2 (931 sq mi)
Population (2004)
• Total	234,759
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

The Atwima District is a former district that was located in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The Atwima Mponua District was split off by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on November 12, 2003, the remainder is since then officially called the Atwima Nwabiagya District.

Footnotes

• ^1 before splitting off the Atwima Mponua District.

Sources

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

Districts and Capitals of Ashanti Metropolitan Kumasi Metropolitan (Capital: Kumasi) Municipal Asante Akim North Municipal (Capital: Konongo-Odumase) Bekwai Municipal (Capital: Bekwai) Ejisu-Juaben Municipal (Capital: Ejisu) Mampong Municipal (Capital: Mampong) Obuasi Municipal (Capital: Obuasi) Offinso Municipal (Capital: Offinso) District Adansi North (Capital: Fomena) Adansi South (Capital: New Edubiase) Afigya-Kwabre (Capital: Kodie) Ahafo Ano North (Capital: Tepa) Ahafo Ano South (Capital: Mankranso) Amansie Central (Capital: Jacobu) Amansie West (Capital: Manso Nkwanta) Asante Akim South (Capital: Juaso) Atwima Kwanwoma (Capital: Ofoase-Kokoben) Atwima Mponua (Capital: Nyinahin) Atwima Nwabiagya (Capital: Nkawie) Bosome Freho (Capital: Asiwa) Bosomtwe (Capital: Kuntanase) Ejura/Sekyedumase (Capital: Ejura) Kwabre (Capital: Mamponteng) Offinso North (Capital: Akomadan) Sekyere Afram Plains (Capital: Kumawu) Sekyere Central (Capital: Nsuta) Sekyere East (Capital: Effiduase) Sekyere South (Capital: Agona)