Upper Denkyira West District

District in Central, Ghana

Upper Denkyira West District

District

Districts of Central Region

Upper Denkyira West District

Location of Upper Denkyira West District within Central

Coordinates: 6°9′12.24″N 2°9′26.28″W﻿ / ﻿6.1534000°N 2.1573000°W﻿ / 6.1534000; -2.1573000
Country|  Ghana
Region|  Central
Capital| Diaso
Government

• District Chief Executive| Richmond Kodua
• Member of Parliament| Daniel Ohene Darko
Area

• Total| 579.21 km2 (223.63 sq mi)
Population

(2021)

• Total| 91,025 [1]
Time zone| UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code| GH-CP-UW
Website| Official website

Upper Denkyira West District is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, Ghana.[2][3][4][5][6] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Upper Denkyira District in 1988, which was created from the former Denkyira District Council, until the northwest part of the district was split off to create Upper Denkyira West District on 29 February 2008; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Upper Denkyira East District (which it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on that same year to become Upper Denkyira East Municipal District). The district assembly is located in the northwest part of Central Region and has Diaso as its capital town.

## List of settlements

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Settlements of Upper Denkyira West District (20 largest communities in the District and their population) [1]

No.  | Settlement | Population  | Population year
1  | Ayanfuri  | 4,660  | 2010
2  | Diaso | 4,492  | 2010
3  | Dominase  | 2,993  | 2010
4  | Nkotumso  | 2,955  | 2010
5  | Ntom | 2,891  | 2010
6  | Maudaso  | 2203  | 2010
7  | Bethlehem  | 1,999  | 2010
8  | New Obuasi  | 1,546  | 2010
9  | Nkronua Anaafo  | 1,531  | 2010
10  | Akwaboso  | 1,455  | 2010
11  | Afiefiso  | 1,397  | 2010
12  | Besease  | 1,353  | 2010
13  | Jameso Nkwanta  | 1,340  | 2010
14  | Nyinawusu-Awiaso  | 1,334  | 2010
15  | Ameyaw  | 1,214  | 2010
16  | Ayanfuri-Gyaman  | 1,166  | 2010
17  | Kwameprakrom  | 1,153  | 2010
18  | Abora  | 1,078  | 2010
19  | Treposo  | 1,069  | 2010
20  | Bremang  | 995  | 2010

## Sources

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* "Upper Denkyira West District". Statoids.
* District: Upper Denkyira West District

## References

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1. ^ "2010 Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
2. ^ "District: Upper Denkyira West". Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
3. ^ "Obuasi: One feared dead after Anglogold Ashanti mining pit caved in". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
4. ^ "'Galamsey' fight: Denkyira Adaboe residents unhappy with alleged military invasion - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
5. ^ "Desist from leaking information to public - Central Regional Minister tells public servants". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
6. ^ "Central Region: Death toll in Breman mining pit collapse still three – Police". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2021-05-29.

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Districts and Capitals of the Central Region of Ghana

Metropolitan (1)|

* Cape Coast Metropolitan (Capital: Cape Coast)

Municipal (7)|

* Agona West Municipal (Capital: Agona Swedru)
* Assin Central Municipal (Capital: Assin Fosu)
* Awutu Senya East Municipal (Capital: Kasoa)
* Effutu Municipal (Capital: Winneba)
* Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal (Capital: Elmina)
* Mfantsiman Municipal (Capital: Saltpond)
* Upper Denkyira East Municipal (Capital: Dunkwa-on-Offin)

Ordinary (14)|

* Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese (Capital: Abura-Dunkwa)
* Agona East (Capital: Nsaba)
* Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam (Capital: Ajumako)
* Asikuma/Odoben/Brakwa (Capital: Breman Asikuma)
* Assin North (Capital: Assin Bereku)
* Assin South (Capital: Nsuaem Kyekyewere)
* Awutu Senya West (Capital: Awutu Breku)
* Ekumfi (Capital: Essarkyir)
* Gomoa Central (Capital: Gomoa Afransi)
* Gomoa East (Capital: Potsin)
* Gomoa West (Capital: Apam)
* Twifo-Atti Morkwa (Capital: Twifo Praso)
* Twifo/Heman/Lower Denkyira (Capital: Twifo Hemang)
* Upper Denkyira West (Capital: Diaso)

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