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Old Tafo Municipal District

Coordinates: 6°44′9″N 1°36′29″W / 6.73583°N 1.60806°W / 6.73583; -1.60806
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Old Tafo Municipal District
Municipal District
Districts of Ashanti Region
Districts of Ashanti Region
Old Tafo Municipal District is located in Ghana
Old Tafo Municipal District
Old Tafo Municipal District
Location of Old Tafo Municipal District within Ashanti
Coordinates: 6°44′9″N 1°36′29″W / 6.73583°N 1.60806°W / 6.73583; -1.60806
Country Ghana
Region Ashanti
CapitalTafo
Area
 • Total5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 Census[1])
 • Total114,368
 • Density23,000/km2 (59,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Old Tafo Municipal District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana.[2][3][4][5] Originally it was a sub-metropolitan district council within the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly until 15 March 2018, when it was elevated to municipal district assembly status to become Old Tafo Municipal District. The municipality is located in the central part of Ashanti Region and has Tafo as its capital town.[6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ Ghana: Administrative Division
  2. ^ "New Districts & Nominated DCEs" (PDF). ghanadistricts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 Mar 2013.
  3. ^ "All Districts". ghanadistricts. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Districts of Ghana". statoids. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Composite budget for 2020-2023 programme based budget estimates" (PDF). www.mofep.gov.gh. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  6. ^ "Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana". ghanadistricts.gov.gh. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  7. ^ "Construction starts on Old-Tafo Municipal Assembly administration block". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  8. ^ "14 schools in Old Tafo Municipality receives dual desks". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-03-01.

6°44′9″N 1°36′29″W / 6.73583°N 1.60806°W / 6.73583; -1.60806