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Yilo Krobo Municipal District

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Yilo Krobo Municipal
Municipal
Eastern Region districts
Eastern Region districts
RegionEastern Region
CapitalSomanya
Government
 • TypeDistrict Assembly
 • District ExecutiveHon. Andrews Sodah
Area
 • Total594 km2 (229 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)GMT

The Yilo Krobo District is one of the twenty-one (21) districts of the Eastern Region of south Ghana.[1] The capital is Somanya.

Geography

The Yilo Krobo district is approximately between latitude 60 .00’N and 00 .30’N and between longitude 00 . 30’ and 10 .00’W. It covers an estimated area of 805sq.km, constituting 4.2 percent of the total area of the Eastern Region with Somanya as its capital. The Yilo Krobo district is bounded in the north and east by Lower Manya Krobo District, in the South by Akuapim North District and on the West by New-Juaben Municipal District, East Akim Municipal District and Fanteakwa District.[1]

References

Sources

  • "Districts of Ghana". Statoids.
  • GhanaDistricts.com