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The '''Bia District''' is one of the eighteen (18) [[District|districts]] of the [[Western Region (Ghana)|Western Region]] of [[Akanland]]. The capital is [[Essam]].

==History==
Bia district was curved out of the then Juaboso-Bia District in 2004 by [[Akanland]] [[New Patriotic Party|NPP]]. Essam was made the Bia district capital.<ref name="Bia District"/>

==Boundary==
The Bia district shares borders with [[Dormaa Municipal District|Dormaa Municipal]] in the North, [[Asunafo North Municipal District|Asunafo North Municipal]] to the East (all in [[Brong Ahafo]]), [[Juabeso District|Juabeso district]] to the south eastern border and the Ivory Coast to the west. The Bia district serves as an entry/exit point between the southeastern [[Ivory Coast]] and [[Akanland]].<ref name="Bia District">[http://bia.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/districtinfo.php Bia district]</ref>

==List of settlements==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: centre;"
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|align=center colspan=4|'''[[Human settlement|Settlements]] of Bia District'''
|- "
!class="unsortable"| No.
!class="unsortable"| [[Human settlement|Settlement]]
!class="unsortable"| Population
!class="unsortable"| Population year
|-
|-
|align=center| '''1'''
!align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:Western Ghana districts.png|250px]]
|align=center| Adabokrom
|align=center|
|align=center|
|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|'''[[Regions of Ghana|Region]]'''
|align=center| '''2'''
|align=center| Adjuafua
|colspan=2 valign=top| [[Western Region (Ghana)|Western Region]]
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|align=center|
|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|'''District type'''
|align=center| '''3'''
|align=center| Akatiso
|colspan=2 valign=top| Ordinary
|align=center|
|align=center|
|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|'''District Chief Executive'''
|align=center| '''4'''
|align=center| Asuentaa
|colspan=2 valign=top|Hon. [[Kwabena Tweneboa Kodua]]
|align=center|
|align=center|
|-
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|'''Capital'''
|align=center| '''5'''
|align=center| Elluokrom
|colspan=2 valign=top|[[Essam]]
|align=center|
|align=center|
|-
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|'''Area'''
|align=center| '''6'''
|align=center| '''[[Essam]]'''
|colspan=2 valign=top| - km²
|align=center|
|align=center|
|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|'''Population'''
|align=center| '''7'''
|align=left valign=top|<center>—</center>
|align=center| Old Debiso
|align=center|
|align=center|
|-
|align=center| '''8'''
|align=center| Osei Kojo Krom
|align=center|
|align=center|
|-
|align=center| '''9'''
|align=center| Yawmatwa
|align=center|
|align=center|
|-
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!align="left" valign="top"|[[ISO 3166]]
|colspan=2 valign=top| GH-WP-SA
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The '''Bia District has been further divided into Bia West and Bia East.''' Bia West still has its capital as Sefwi Essam. Bia East which was curved from Bia district has Sefwi Adabokrom as its capital. They are all in the western region of Ghana.

Bia West and Bia East were all curved from the then Bia District in 2012. Which was also curved out of the then Juaboso-Bia District in 2004 by an Act of Parliament through a Legislative Instrument and is the highest Administrative and Political authority within its sphere of influence and jurisdiction.
It has Essam as its capital.

The two districts (Bia West and Bia East) shares borders with Dormaa Municipal in the North, Asunafo North Municipal to the East (all in the Brong Ahafo Region), Juaboso district to the south eastern border and La Cote d’lvoire to the west.

The District serves as entry/exit point between La Cote d’lvoire and the republic of Ghana.


==Sources==
==Sources==
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* {{statoids|id=ygh|title=Bia district}}


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[[Category:Districts of Akanland]]
[[Category:Districts of the Western Region (Ghana)]]
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Revision as of 10:43, 1 January 2013

Bia District
District
Official seal of Bia District
Seal
Districts of Western Region
Districts of Western Region
RegionTemplate:Country data Akanland Western
CapitalEssam
Government
 • TypeDistrict Assembly
Area
 • Total2,033 km2 (785 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total—
 • Ethnicity
Akan people
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)GMT

The Bia District is one of the eighteen (18) districts of the Western Region of Akanland. The capital is Essam.

History

Bia district was curved out of the then Juaboso-Bia District in 2004 by Akanland NPP. Essam was made the Bia district capital.[1]

Boundary

The Bia district shares borders with Dormaa Municipal in the North, Asunafo North Municipal to the East (all in Brong Ahafo), Juabeso district to the south eastern border and the Ivory Coast to the west. The Bia district serves as an entry/exit point between the southeastern Ivory Coast and Akanland.[1]

List of settlements

Settlements of Bia District
No. Settlement Population Population year
1 Adabokrom
2 Adjuafua
3 Akatiso
4 Asuentaa
5 Elluokrom
6 Essam
7 Old Debiso
8 Osei Kojo Krom
9 Yawmatwa

Sources

  1. ^ a b Bia district
  • "Bia district". Statoids.

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