Fanteakwa District is a former district that was located in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the former East Akim District Council.[1] However on 15 March 2018, it was split off into two new districts: Fanteakwa North District (capital: Begoro) and Fanteakwa South District (capital: Osino). The district assembly was located in the central part of Eastern Region and had Begoro as its capital town.
Fanteakwa District | |
|---|---|
Former District | |
 Seal | |
 Districts of Eastern Region | |
  Fanteakwa District Location of Fanteakwa District within Eastern | |
| Coordinates: 6°23′3.12″N 0°22′59.88″W / 6.3842000°N 0.3833000°W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region |  Eastern |
| Capital | Begoro |
| Government | |
| • District Executive | Ofoe Ceasar |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,066 km2 (412 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | — |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
List of settlements
edit| Settlements of Fanteakwa District | |||
| No. | Settlement | Population | Population year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abompe | ||
| 2 | Adjeiikrom | ||
| 3 | Akwadum Dorse | ||
| 4 | Ahoniahoniaso | ||
| 5 | Akyem Hemang | ||
| 6 | Ayiensu | ||
| 7 | Begoro | 29,516 | 2013 |
| 8 | Bepoase | ||
| 9 | Bososo | ||
| 10 | Bisibom | ||
| 11 | Dedesoworako | ||
| 12 | Dwenase | ||
| 13 | Ehiamankyene-Odumase | ||
| 14 | Juaso | ||
| 15 | Nsutam | ||
| 16 | Nteso No. 1 (Amokrom) | ||
| 17 | Obooho | ||
| 18 | Osino | ||
| 19 | Saaman | ||
| 20 | Summer | ||
Sources
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ Fanteakwa district Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine