Kwahu South District
The Kwahu South District is one of the twenty-one (21) districts of the Eastern Region of south Ghana. The capital is Mpraeso.
Kwahu South District | |
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| Nickname(s): shinning city on the hill | |
 Eastern Region districts | |
  Kwahu South District Location of Kwahu South district in Eastern Region | |
| Coordinates: 6°35′N 0°47′W | |
| Region | Eastern Region |
| Capital | Mpraeso |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Assembly |
| • District Executive | Emmanuel Ofori Atta Snr |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,462 km2 (564 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | — |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
| Website | www.kwahusouth.com |
List of settlements
The Kwahu South district also contain's the small town of Atibie. The other main small towns of the Kwahu South district include: Bepong, and Obo. The Kwahu South district is popular for the Kwahu Easter holiday, at which time the Kwahu South district is overcrowded.
| Settlements of Kwahu South District | |||
| No. | Settlement | Population | Population year |
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| 1 | Aduamoa | ||
| 2 | Akwaseho | ||
| 3 | Asakraka | ||
| 4 | Atibie | ||
| 5 | Bepong | ||
| 6 | Kotoso | ||
| 7 | Kwahu-Adawso | ||
| 8 | Kwahu Praso II | ||
| 9 | Kwahu-Tafo | ||
| 10 | Kwahu-Nkwatia | ||
| 11 | Mpraeso | 11,190 | 2013 |
| 12 | New Oworobong | ||
| 13 | Nketepa | ||
| 14 | Oboo | ||
| 15 | Obomeng | ||
| 16 | Pepease | ||
| 17 | Sempoah | ||
| 18 | Suminakese | ||
Sources
- "Kwahu South district". Statoids.
- "Districts of Ghana". Statoids.
- District: Kwahu South
- Eastern Region: Kwahu South
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