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Asuogyaman District

Coordinates: 6°12′14″N 0°04′48″W / 6.2039°N 0.0800°W / 6.2039; -0.0800
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Asuogyaman District
District
Spillways of Akosombo dam with 6 floodgate in Akosombo, Ghana
Official seal of Asuogyaman District
Eastern Region districts
Eastern Region districts
Asuogyaman District is located in Ghana
Asuogyaman District
Asuogyaman District
Location of Asuogyaman district in Eastern Region
Coordinates: 6°12′14″N 0°04′48″W / 6.2039°N 0.0800°W / 6.2039; -0.0800
RegionEastern Region
CapitalAtimpoku
Government
 • TypeDistrict Assembly
 • District Chief ExecutiveHon. Samuel Kwame Agyekum
Area
 • Total664 km2 (256 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)GMT

The Asuogyaman District is one of the thirty-three(33) districts of the Eastern Region of south Ghana. The capital is Atimpoku.

Akosombo Dam

The Asuogyaman district is the location of a hydroelectric dam in South Ghana, the Akosombo Dam, in the town of Akosombo. Additionally, the district has some very notable tourist sites apart from the Akosombo Dam, including Dodi Island, Akosombo Port and Dodi Princess that takes tourists on a cruise. The District has within its catchment areas some beautiful hotels such as Volta Hotel, Afrikiko River Resort, and The Royal Senchi.

List of settlements

Settlements of Asuogyaman District
No. Settlement Population Population year
1 Aboasa
2 Anyansu
3 Abomanyaw
4 Akosombo
5 Akwamufie
6 Anum
7 Apeguso
8 Asikuma
9 Atimpoku
10 Boso
11 Frankadua
12 Gyakiti
13 Labolabo
14 New Adjena
15 New Akrade
16 New Senchi
17 Old Senchi
18 Pupuni
19 South Senchi

Sources

  • "Asuogyaman District". Statoids.
  • Districts: Asuogyaman