Atiwa District
| Atiwa District | ||
|---|---|---|
| District | ||
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 Eastern Region districts | ||
  Atiwa District Location of Atiwa district in Eastern Region | ||
| Coordinates: 6°18′50″N 0°35′24″W / 6.314°N 0.590°WCoordinates: 6°18′50″N 0°35′24″W / 6.314°N 0.590°W | ||
| Region | Eastern Region | |
| Capital | Kwabeng | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | District Assembly | |
| • District Executive | Emmanuel Atta Twum | |
| Population (2013) | ||
| • Total | — | |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) | |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT (UTC) | |
The Atiwa District is one of the twenty-one (21) districts of the Eastern Region of south Ghana. The capital is Kwabeng.[1]
History
Atiwa district was carved out of what is now the East Akim Municipal district in 2004 by the NPP Kufuor government.[1]
List of settlements
| Settlements of Atiwa District | |||
| No. | Settlement | Population | Population year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abomosu | ||
| 2 | Adasawase | ||
| 3 | Akim Sekyere | ||
| 4 | Akrofufu | ||
| 5 | Akwabooso | ||
| 6 | Anyinam | ||
| 7 | Asamama | ||
| 8 | Asunafo | ||
| 9 | Awemare | ||
| 10 | Banso | ||
| 11 | Bomaa | ||
| 12 | Ekoso | ||
| 13 | Enyiresi | ||
| 14 | Kwabeng | ||
| 15 | Moseaso | ||
Footnotes
- 1 2 "Eastern Region » Atiwa". Retrieved 2009-11-20.
References
- Atiwa District at statoids.com
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