Jasikan District | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Jasikan District within Oti |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Jasikan |
Leader Title: | District Executive |
Leader Name: | Hon. Lawrence Kwami Aziale |
Area Total Km2: | 1355 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 72,607[1] |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 7.411°N 0.468°W |
Iso Code: | GH-OT-JA |
Jasikan District is one of the eight districts in Oti Region, Ghana.[2] [3] Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989, which was created from the former Jasikan District Council, which it was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 1464, until the western part of the district was split off to create Biakoye District on 29 February 2008, which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 1901; thus the remaining part has been retained as Jasikan District. The district assembly is located in the southern part of Oti Region and has Jasikan as its capital town.
Jasikan District is bounded by:
In addition to Jasikan, the capital and administrative centre, Jasikan District contains the following towns and villages in Buem in alphabetical order.
Jasikan College of Education is one of the College's in Oti Region.