Afram Plains District
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Afram Plains District is a former district that was located in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Kwahu North District, which was created from the former Kwahu District Council, until it was later renamed to become Afram Plains District in 1993. However on 19 June 2012, it was split off into two new districts: Kwahu Afram Plains North District (capital: Donkorkrom) and Kwahu Afram Plains South District (capital: Tease). The district assembly was located in the northern part of Eastern Region and had Donkorkrom as its capital town.
Administration
In Kwahu Afram Plains North District, they currently have Betty Mensah, who succeeded Emmanuel Aboagye Didie as the member of Parliament and Samuel Kena as the district chief executive. Samuel Kena is a retired educationist.[citation needed]
Recreation
Area well noted for fresh water fishing and production of smoked fish. Most major markets in Ghana receive their smoked fish from this area. Traditionally, owned by the Kwahu but occupied much by the Ewes and Krobos due to the fishing.
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Sources
- "Kwahu North District". Statoids.
- District: Kwahu North District
References
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- Abuakwa North Municipal (Capital: Kukurantumi)
- Abuakwa South Municipal (Capital: Kibi)
- Akuapim North Municipal (Capital: Akropong)
- Birim Central Municipal (Capital: Akim Oda)
- Kwaebibirem Municipal (Capital: Kade)
- Kwahu West Municipal (Capital: Nkawkaw)
- Lower Manya Krobo Municipal (Capital: Krobo Odumase)
- New Juaben North Municipal (Capital: Koforidua-Effiduase)
- New Juaben South Municipal (Capital: Koforidua)
- Nsawam-Adoagyire Municipal (Capital: Nsawam)
- Suhum/Kraboa/Coaltar (Capital: Suhum)
- West Akim Municipal (Capital: Asamankese)
- Yilo-Krobo Municipal (Capital: Somanya)
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- Achiase (Capital: Achiase)
- Akuapim South (Capital: Aburi)
- Akyemansa (Capital: Ofoase)
- Asene Manso Akroso (Capital: Manso)
- Asuogyaman (Capital: Atimpoku)
- Atiwa East (Capital: Anyinam)
- Atiwa West (Capital: Kwabeng)
- Ayensuano (Capital: Coaltar)
- Birim North (Capital: New Abirem)
- Birim South (Capital: Akim Swedru)
- Denkyembour (Capital: Akwatia)
- Fanteakwa North (Capital: Begoro)
- Fanteakwa South (Capital: Osino)
- Kwahu East (Capital: Abetifi)
- Kwahu-Afram Plains North (Capital: Donkorkrom)
- Kwahu-Afram Plains South (Capital: Tease)
- Kwahu South (Capital: Mpraeso)
- Okere (Capital: Adukrom)
- Upper Manya Krobo (Capital: Asesewa)
- Upper West Akim (Capital: Adeiso)
7°03′07″N 0°04′48″W / 7.05194°N 0.08000°W / 7.05194; -0.08000