Kwahu South District

Kwahu South District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988. Later, part of the district was split off create Kwahu West District on August 2004. Then again part of the district was split off to create Kwahu East District on 29 February 2008. The district assembly is located in the western part of Eastern Region and has Mpraeso as its capital town.

Kwahu South District
District
Nickname(s): 
shinning city on the hill
Eastern Region districts
Kwahu South District
Location of Kwahu South district in Eastern Region
Coordinates: 6°35′N 0°47′W
RegionEastern Region
CapitalMpraeso
Government
 • TypeDistrict Assembly
 • District ExecutiveEmmanuel Ofori Atta Snr
Area
 • Total1,462 km2 (564 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total—
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)GMT
Websitewww.kwahusouth.com

List of settlements

Kwahu South District also contain's the small town of Atibie. The other main small towns of Kwahu South District include: Bepong and Obo. Kwahu South Dstrict is popular for the Kwahu Easter holiday, at which time the Kwahu South District people is overcrowded.

Settlements of Kwahu South District
No. Settlement Population Population year
1 Aduamoa
2 Akwaseho
3 Asakraka
4 Atibie
5 Bepong
6 Kotoso
7 Kwahu-Adawso
8 Kwahu Praso II
9 Kwahu-Tafo
10 Kwahu-Nkwatia
11 Mpraeso 11,190 2013
12 New Oworobong
13 Nketepa
14 Oboo
15 Obomeng
16 Pepease
17 Sempoah
18 Suminakese

Sources
  • "Kwahu South district". Statoids.
  • "Districts of Ghana". Statoids.
  • District: Kwahu South
  • Eastern Region: Kwahu South
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