Atiwa District

Atiwa District is a former district in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally it was part of a then-larger East Akim District in 1988. Then it was split off by the NPP Kufuor government to become Atiwa District in 2004.[1][2] However on June 1, 2018, it was split out into two new districts: Atiwa East District (capital: Anyinam) and Atiwa West District (capital: Kwabeng). The municipality was located in the central part of Eastern Region and had Kwabeng as its capital town.[1]

Atiwa District
District
Seal
Eastern Region districts
Atiwa District
Location of Atiwa district in Eastern Region
Coordinates: 6.314°N 0.590°W / 6.314; -0.590
RegionEastern Region
CapitalKwabeng
Government
 • TypeDistrict Assembly
 • District ExecutiveHon Isaac Asamoah
Population
 (2013)
 • Total—
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)GMT

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. "Eastern Region » Atiwa". Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
  2. "Eastern Region » East Akim Municipal". Archived from the original on 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2009-11-20.

References
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