Birim North District

Birim North District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana.[1] Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 after splitting off from the former Birim District until 2008, when part of the district was split off to become Akyemansa District. The district assembly is located in the southwest part of Eastern Region and has New Abirem as its capital town.

Birim North District
District
Seal
Eastern Region districts
Birim North District
Location of Birim North District in Eastern Region
Coordinates: 6°18′N 0°59′W
RegionEastern Region
CapitalNew Abirem
Government
 • TypeDistrict Assembly
 • District ExecutiveMavis Ama Frimpong
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)GMT

Geography

The Birim River flows through the Birim North District, an important source of diamonds.

List of settlements
Settlements of Birim North District
No. Settlement Population Population year
1 Abenase
2 Adjobue
3 Adubiase
4 Adwafo
5 Afosu
6 Akoase
7 Akokoaseo
8 Amuana Praso
9 Anyinase
10 Ayirebi
11 Brenase
12 Chia
13 Kotokuom
14 Mamanso
15 New Abirem
16 Nkwa Teng
17 Ntronang
18 Ofoasekese
19 Otchereso
20 Pankese

Sources
  1. "Birim North District". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
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