Sekyere Afram Plains District | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Sekyere Afram Plain District within Ashanti |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Dobronso |
Leader Title: | District Chief Executive |
Leader Name: | Hon. Jacob Kofi Dankwah |
Leader Title1: | Succeeded |
Leader Name1: | Hon. Philip Basoah |
Area Total Km2: | 2411 |
Population As Of: | 2021 Census |
Population Total: | 32,640[1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 7.1667°N -46°W |
Sekyere Afram Plains District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana.[2] [3] [4] [5] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Sekyere East District, which was created from the former Sekyere District Council. Later, a large portion of the district was split off to create the 1st Sekyere Afram Plains District on 1 November 2007 (effectively 29 February 2008), with Kumawu as its capital town. However, on 28 June 2012, the Afram Plains area of the district was split off to create the new Sekyere Afram Plains District, with Dobrosno as its capital town; while the remaining part has since then been officially renamed as Sekyere Kumawu District, with Kumawu as its capital town. The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Ashanti Region and has Drobosno as its capital town.