Pru District
The Pru District is one of the eleven(11) districts of the Bono East region of Ghana.[1] Its capital is Yeji. Its chief export and main portion of the District's GDP is the plastic clothing hanger.
Pru District | |
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District | |
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 Location of Pru District in Bono East region | |
  Pru District Location of Pru District in Bono East region | |
| Coordinates: 8.217°N 0.652°W | |
| Region |  |
| Capital | [[]] |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Assembly |
| • Presiding Member | BEKOE BENJAMIN |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
| Website | www.ghanatoday.com |
History
Pru district was created out of the former Atebubu District on November 12, 2003. In March 2018, the Pru East and Pru West Districts were created as part of an expansion from 216 to 254 districts in Ghana,[2][3] and are now part of the Bono East Region.[4]
List of settlements
| Settlements of Pru District | |||
| No. | Settlement | Population | Population year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abease | ||
| 2 | Akokoa | ||
| 3 | Bakamba | ||
| 4 | Cherembo | TANOSO [C] | |
| 5 | Dama-Nkwanta | ||
| 6 | Kamampa | ||
| 7 | Komfourkrom | ||
| 8 | Nyomoase | ||
| 9 | Parembo-Sawaba | ||
| 10 | Prang | ||
| 11 | Yeji | ||
| 12 | Zabrama | ||
Sources
- "Pru District". Statoids.
- District: Pru
- 19 New Districts Created, November 20, 2003.
References
- Bureau, Communications. ""Bono East Officially Created; Techiman Is Capital" – President Akufo-Addo". presidency.gov.gh. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- "38 new districts to start work on Thursday". GhanaDistricts. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- "List of new districts and municipalities created by Government". GhanaWeb. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- Emmanuel, Kojo (13 February 2013). "Techiman named as capital of Bono East Region". Pulse GH. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
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