Upper Denkyira District Explained

Upper Denkyira District
Settlement Type:Former District
Pushpin Map:Ghana
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Upper Denkyira District within Central
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ghana
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Central
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Dunkwa-On-Offin
Leader Title:District Executive
Area Total Km2:1139
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicity
Population Blank1:Akan people
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:5.9667°N -1.7833°W
Iso Code:GH-CP-UD

Upper Denkyira District is a former district that was located in Central Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the former Denkyira District Council. However on 29 February 2008, it was split out into two new districts: Upper Denkyira East District (which it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on that same year; capital: Dunkwa-On-Offin) and Upper Denkyira West District (capital: Diaso). The district assembly was located in the northwest part of Central Region and had Dunkwa-On-Offin as its capital town.

Background

It was named after the former kingdom of Denkyira. Its District Chief Executive was Richard Anane Adabor.[1]

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5.9667°N -1.7833°W

Notes and References

  1. News: Diaso chiefs root for Adabor's nomination as DCE . GhanaWeb . 26 February 2008 . 7 September 2010 .