Akuapim South Municipal District

Akuapim South Municipal District
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Eastern Region districts
Akuapim South Municipal District Location of Akuapim South Municipal in Eastern Region
Coordinates: 5°48′36.09″N 0°21′0.68″W
Region	Eastern Region
Capital	Nsawam
Government
• Type	Municipal District Assembly
• District Executive	Godfred Osei-Bonsu Twum
Area
• Total	440 km2 (170 sq mi)
Time zone	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	GMT (UTC)

The Akuapim South Municipal District is one of the eighteen (18) districts of the Eastern Region of Ghana. Its capital is Nsawam. The district was upgraded from an ordinary district to a municipality in February 2008.

Geography

Akuapim South Municipality lies in the Southeastern part of the Eastern region. It borders Suhum-Kraboa Coaltar in the northwest, and Akuapim North District in the northeast. It covers an area of 440 km2.

Topography

It has an undulating topography with two main ecological zones namely the moist semi-deciduous forest and coastal savannah grassland, with residents of the district dependent on the river Densu for water supply at the Akuapim South municipal water treatment plant.

List of settlements

Settlements of Akuapim South Municipal District
No.	Settlement	Population	Population year
1	Aburi	18,399	2012
2	Adoagyiri
3	Adamorobe
4	Adeiso
5	Ahwerase
6	Ahwerease
7	Amanfrom
8	Ankwa Dobro
9	Anoff
10	Berekuso
11	Dago
12	Darmang
13	Fotobi
14	Konkonuru
15	Kitase
16	Nsakye
17	Nsawam	43,371	2012
18	Ntoaso
19	Owuraku
20	Pakro
21	Pampanso
22	Pokrom
23	Sekyikrom

Sources

• Akuapim South Municipal at statoids.com
• Districts: Akuapim South Municipal