Asunafo North District
History
Asunafo North Municipal District is one of the 260 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana, and forms part of the 6 Municipalities and Districts in the Ahafo Region. It was one of the first Districts created in the then Brong-Ahafo Region dating back as far as 1912.
Asunafo North Municipal District lies between latitudes 6°27°N and 7.00°N and longitudes 2°52°W and shares common boundaries with Asutifi South District in the north east, Dormaa Central Municipal on the north west and Juaboso District and Sefwi-Wiaso Municipal in Western North Region on the west-south borders, and Asunafo South District in the Ahafo Region on the south-eastern borders.
The total land size of the Municipality is 1093.7 km2 with 389.7 km2 covered by forest reserves. The population of the Municipality according to 2010 population and housing census stands at 124,685 with 62,854 males and 61,831 females.
List of settlements
Settlements of Asunafo North Municipal District | |||
No. | Settlement | Population | Population year |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mim | 30,753 | 2017 |
2 | Goaso | 24,846 | 2017 |
3 | Akrodie | 5,259 | 1017 |
4 | Fawohoyeden | 5,168 | 2017 |
5 | Kasapin | 4,563 | 2017 |
6 | Ayomso | 4,097 | 2017 |
7 | Bediako | 3,212 | 2017 |
8 | Dominase | 2,081 | 2017 |
9 | Asumura | 2,212 | 2017 |
10 | Pomaakrom | 1,542 | 2017 |
11 | Bitre Ahenkro (Kojo Addai) | 1,420 | 2017 |
12 | Nyamekyebekyere | 1,274 | 2017 |
13 | Ampenkro | 1,159 | 2017 |
14 | Abebresekrom | 1,126 | 2017 |
15 | Gyakontabuo | 1,108 | 2017 |
16 | Kwaopotey | 1,086 | 2017 |
17 | Nyankomagokrom | 1,023 | 2017 |
18 | Kofi Mmerekrom | 1,016 | 2017 |
19 | Daseana | 1,012 | 2017 |
19 | Gyasikrom | 1,002 | 2017 |
Sources
- "Asunafo North Municipal District". Statoids.
- District: Asunafo North Municipal District
- 19 New Districts Created Archived 2011-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, November 20, 2003.
References
- ^ Ghana: Administrative Division
- ^ District: Asunafo North Municipal Archived March 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Akufo-Addo settles on Goaso as capital for Ahafo region - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana". www.ghanadistricts.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ "Asunafo-North.pdf" (PDF). mofep.gov.gh. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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