Akuapim South District
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| Akuapim South Municipal District | ||
| Region Regions of Ghana ||Ghana is divided into ten regions :*Ashanti Region *Brong-Ahafo Region *Central Region *Eastern Region *Greater Accra Region *Northern Region *Upper East Region... |
Eastern Eastern Region (Ghana) The Eastern Region is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions. It covers an area of 19,323 square kilometres, which is about 8.1% of Ghana's total land area. The region is divided into administrative districts. The total number of districts were increased from 17 districts to 21... |
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| District type | Municipal | |
| District Chief Executive | Dr. Godfred Osei-Bonsu Twum | |
| Capital | Nsawam Nsawam Nsawam is a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana approximately 40 km northwest from the capital, Accra. It is controlled by the Akwapim Society.... |
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| Area | 362 km² | |
| Population (2002) | 116,346 | |
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The Akuapim South Municipal District is a district of Ghana in the Eastern Region
Eastern Region (Ghana)
The Eastern Region is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions. It covers an area of 19,323 square kilometres, which is about 8.1% of Ghana's total land area. The region is divided into administrative districts. The total number of districts were increased from 17 districts to 21...
. It was upgraded from an ordinary district to a municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in February 2008. Akuapim South Municipality lies in the Southeastern part of the Eastern region. It borders Suhum-Kraboa Coaltar in the northwest, Ga West Municipality in the southeast, and Akuapim North District in the northeast. It covers an area of 440 km2 and has a population of 131,031 with a growth rate of 1.4%. It has an undulating topography with two main ecological zones namely the moist semi-deciduous forest and coastal savannah grassland. The municipality consists of six sub-districts: Nsawam, Adoagyiri, Pokrom, Pakro/ Dago, Pampanso and Aburi – with Nsawam
Nsawam
Nsawam is a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana approximately 40 km northwest from the capital, Accra. It is controlled by the Akwapim Society....
. being the district capital. Residents of the district depend on the river Densu for water supply; 30% of the population depends on pipe-borne water treated by the Ghana Water Company at the municipal water treatment plant.