Upper Manya Krobo District

Upper Manya Krobo District
District
Eastern Region districts
Upper Manya Krobo District Location of Upper Manya Krobo district in Eastern Region
Coordinates: 6°24′N 0°09′W / 6.400°N 0.150°W / 6.400; -0.150Coordinates: 6°24′N 0°09′W / 6.400°N 0.150°W / 6.400; -0.150
Region	Eastern Region
Capital	Asesewa
Government
• Type	District Assembly
• District Executive	Joseph Tetteh Angmor
Population (2013)
• Total	—
Time zone	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	GMT (UTC)

The Upper Manya Krobo is one of the twenty-one (21) districts of the Eastern Region of south Ghana. The capital is Asesewa.^[1]

History

Upper Manya Krobo district was carved out from the former Manya Krobo District in 2008. The Upper Manya Krobo district was created in 2008 and it was inaugurated on 29 February 2008.^[1]

Sources

• Districts of Ghana at statoids.com
• GhanaDistricts.com

References

Districts and Capitals of the Eastern Region of Ghana Municipal Akuapim South Municipal (Capital: Nsawam) Birim Central Municipal (Capital: Akim Oda) East Akim Municipal (Capital: Kibi) New-Juaben Municipal (Capital: Koforidua) Kwahu West Municipal (Capital: Nkawkaw) West Akim Municipal (Capital: Asamankese) District Akuapim North (Capital: Akropong) Akyemansa (Capital: Ofoase) Asuogyaman (Capital: Atimpoku) Atiwa (Capital: Kwabeng) Birim North (Capital: New Abirem) Birim South (Capital: Akim Swedru) Fanteakwa (Capital: Begoro) Kwaebibirem (Capital: Kade) Kwahu East (Capital: Abetifi) Kwahu North (Capital: Donkorkrom) Kwahu South (Capital: Mpraeso) Lower Manya Krobo (Capital: Odumase Krobo) Suhum/Kraboa/Coaltar (Capital: Suhum) Upper Manya Krobo (Capital: Asesewa) Yilo Krobo (Capital: Somanya)