Ahafo Ano North Municipal District

Ahafo Ano North Municipal District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 from the former Ahafo Ano District as Ahafo Ano North District; until it was upgraded to municipal district assembly status as Ahafo Ano North Municipal District on November 2017. The municipality is located in the western part of Ashanti Region and has Tepa as its capital town.

Ahafo Ano North Municipal Assembly
Districts of Ashanti
Ahafo Ano North Municipal Assembly
Districts of Ashanti
Coordinates: 7°0′N 2°10′W
Country Ghana
RegionAshanti Region
CapitalTepa
Government
  District Executive[Hon. [Martina Appiah - Nyantakyi]]
Area
  Total593 km2 (229 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Geography

Ahafo Ano North Municipal is mostly rainforest.

Economy

About 85% of the working population are farmers and it is one of the most important cocoa growing districts of Ghana.

Health

The municipal has only one major health facility, the District Hospital at Tepa, and four smaller health service stations. There is little proper sanitation.

Transport

Like much of Ghana, the roads here are largely untarred (with the exception of the main road).

Sources

  • "Districts of Ghana". Statoids.
  • GhanaDistricts.com
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