Jaman District

Former District in Brong-Ahafo, Ghana

Jaman District

Former District

Districts of Brong-Ahafo Region

Jaman District

Location of Jaman District within Brong-Ahafo

Coordinates: 7°35′0.89″N 2°47′7.62″W﻿ / ﻿7.5835806°N 2.7854500°W﻿ / 7.5835806; -2.7854500
Country|  Ghana
Region|  Brong-Ahafo
Capital| Drobo
Area

• Total

| 1,376 km2 (531 sq mi)
Population

(2012)

• Total

| —
Time zone| UTC+0 (GMT)

Jaman District is a former district that was located in Brong-Ahafo Region (now currently in Bono Region), Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989 when it was known as Jaman District, which was created from the former Berekum-Jaman District Council. However on 12 November 2003 (effectively 17 February 2004), it was split off into two new districts: Jaman South District (which it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 1 November 2017 (effectively 15 March 2018); capital: Drobo) and Jaman North District (capital: Sampa). The district assembly was located in the western part of Brong-Ahafo Region (now western part of Bono Region) and had Berekum as its capital town.

## See also

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* Gyaaman

## References

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## Sources

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* "Jaman District". Statoids.
* District: Jaman District
* 19 New Districts Created Archived 2011-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, November 20, 2003.

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Districts and Capitals of the Bono Region of Ghana

Municipal (5)|

* Berekum East Municipal (Capital: Berekum)
* Dormaa Central Municipal (Capital: Dormaa Ahenkro)
* Jaman South Municipal (Capital: Japekrom)
* Sunyani Municipal (Capital: Sunyani)
* Wenchi Municipal (Capital: Wenchi)

Ordinary (7)|

* Banda (Capital: Banda Ahenkro)
* Berekum West (Capital: Jinijini)
* Dormaa East (Capital: Wamfie)
* Dormaa West (Capital: Nkrankwanta)
* Jaman North (Capital: Sampa)
* Sunyani West (Capital: Odumase)
* Tain (Capital: Nsawkaw)

7°35′0.89″N 2°47′7.62″W﻿ / ﻿7.5835806°N 2.7854500°W﻿ / 7.5835806; -2.7854500
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