Birim North District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana.[2][3] Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the former Birim District Council, until the southern part of the district was split off to create Akyemansa District on 29 February 2008; thus the remaining part has been retained as Birim North District. The district assembly is located in the southwest part of Eastern Region and has New Abirem as its capital town.
Birim North District | |
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.svg) Districts of Eastern Region | |
  Birim North District Location of Birim North District within Eastern | |
| Coordinates: 6°18′N 0°59′W / 6.300°N 0.983°W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region |  Eastern |
| Capital | New Abirem |
| Government | |
| • District Executive | Mavis Ama Frimpong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 566.5 km2 (218.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 82,669[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| Website | Official Website |
Geography edit
The Birim River flows through the Birim North District, an important source of diamonds.
List of settlements edit
| Settlements of Birim North District | |||
| No. | Settlement | Population | Population year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abenase | ||
| 2 | Adjobue | ||
| 3 | Adubiase | ||
| 4 | Adwafo | ||
| 5 | Afosu | ||
| 6 | Akoase | ||
| 7 | Akokoaseo | ||
| 8 | Amuana Praso | ||
| 9 | Anyinase | ||
| 10 | Ayirebi | ||
| 11 | Brenase | ||
| 12 | Chia | ||
| 13 | Kotokuom | ||
| 14 | Mamanso | ||
| 15 | New Abirem | ||
| 16 | Nkwa Teng | ||
| 17 | Ntronang | ||
| 18 | Ofoasekese | ||
| 19 | Otchereso | ||
| 20 | Pankese | ||
External links edit
References edit
- ^ Ghana: Administrative Division
- ^ "Birim North District". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
- ^ "Abirem Chiefs kick against Birim North DCE Raymond Damptey's renomination - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.