Kwahu South District
Kwahu South District | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: 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 / 6.583°N 0.783°W | |
| Region | Eastern Region |
| Capital | Mpraeso |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Assembly |
| • District Executive | Emmanuel Ofori Atta Snr |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,462 km2 (564 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | — |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
| Website | www.kwahusouth.com |
The Kwahu South District is one of the twenty-one (21) districts of the Eastern Region of south Ghana. The capital is Mpraeso.
List of settlements
The Kwahu South district also contain's the small town of Atibie. The other main small towns of the Kwahu South district include: Bepong, and Obo. The Kwahu South district is popular for the Kwahu Easter holiday, at which time the Kwahu South district 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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