Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese District

Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese District
District

Central Region districts
Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese District

Location of Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese District in Central Region

Coordinates: 5°58′0″N 1°47′0″W / 5.96667°N 1.78333°W / 5.96667; -1.78333Coordinates: 5°58′0″N 1°47′0″W / 5.96667°N 1.78333°W / 5.96667; -1.78333
Region Central Region
Capital Abura-Dunkwa
Government
  District Executive William Ata Mends[1]
Area
  Total 324 km2 (125 sq mi)
Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
  Summer (DST) GMT (UTC)

The Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese District is one of the seventeen (17) districts in the Central Region of south Ghana.[1] The capital is Abura-Dunkwa.

History

The ancient Akan Asebu Kingdom was also situated in this District.

Demographics

As of the 2010 Ghana census Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese had a population of 117,185.[2]

List of settlements

Settlements of Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese District
No. Settlement Population Population year
1 Abakrampa
2 Aboenu
3 Abura-Dunkwa
4 Akonoma
5 Amosima
6 Asebu
7 Asebu Ekroful
8 Asuansi
9 Ayeldu
10 Batanyaa
11 Brafoyaw
12 Edumifa
13 Katayiase
14 Obohen
15 Obokor
16 New Ebu
17 New Odonase
18 Nyanfeku-Ekrofur
19 Nyamedom
20 Moree

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Sources

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