Adansi Asokwa | |
Settlement Type: | District Capital |
Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
Pushpin Map Alt: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ghana |
Coordinates: | 6.2482°N -1.5112°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Ashanti Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Adansi Asokwa District |
Government Type: | District Assembly |
Governing Body: | Adansi Asokwa District Assembly |
Leader Title: | Chief Executive |
Leader Name: | Andrew Adu Boahen |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 278 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | GMT |
Timezone1 Dst: | GMT |
Adansi Asokwa is the capital of the Adansi Asokwa District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The district itself was created out of the Adansi North District by Legislative Instrument in 2018. It is located in the southern half of the region on the N8 highway running from Kumasi, capital of the region to Yamoransa near Cape Coast, capital of the Central Region.[1] It is also the main town in the Asokwa Area Council, one of four in the district.[2]
Asokwa is at an elevation of 278m.[3]
Lying to the north of Asokwa are Fomena, capital of the Adansi North district, Brofoyedru and Dompase. To the west are Tewobaabi (1.7 nm), Nyankumasu (2.2 nm), along the road towards Obuasi, capital of the Obuasi Municipal District, a major gold mining centre.[3]