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Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District

Coordinates: 5°27′48.96″N 0°56′12.48″W / 5.4636000°N 0.9368000°W / 5.4636000; -0.9368000
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Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District
Former District
Official seal of Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District
Districts of Central Region
Districts of Central Region
Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District is located in Ghana
Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District
Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District
Location of Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District within Central
Coordinates: 5°27′48.96″N 0°56′12.48″W / 5.4636000°N 0.9368000°W / 5.4636000; -0.9368000
Country Ghana
Region Central
CapitalAjumako
Government
 • District ExecutivePeter Light Koomson
Area
 • Total483 km2 (186 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total120,586[1]
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 codeGH-CP-AJ

Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the Breman-Ajumako-Enyan District Council from 1974 to 1978. The district assembly was located in the northeast part of Central Region and had Ajumako as its capital town.

Facts of interests

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The University of Education, Winneba has a campus at Ajumako. The natives are Fante except the people of Breman Essiam who trace their lineage to Breman, near Kumasi. The main occupation of the people is farming with emerging markets at Breman Essiam and Ajumako. The current Member of parliament of the district is Cassiel Ato Forson.[2]

List of settlements

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Settlements of Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District
No. Settlement Population Population year
1 Enyan Abaasa
2 Ajumako
3 Ajumako Kwanyako
4 Ajumako-Mando
5 Ajumako-Amia
6 Ajumako-Assasan
7 Ajumako-Besease
8 Ajumako-Baa
9 Enyan Denkyira
10 Enyan-Maim
11 Ajumako-Entumbil
12 Essiam
13 Etsi-Sonkwa
14 Ajumako-Kokoben
15 Kromamu
16 Okyeso
17 Ajumako-Ohwan
18 Breman Essiam
19 Ajumako-Techiman
20 Enyan Ankukrom

See also

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Sources

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  • "Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District". Statoids.
  • District: Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District

References

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  1. ^ Ghana: Administrative Division
  2. ^ Pulse. "Cassiel Ato Forson". www.pulse.com.gh. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.

5°27′48.96″N 0°56′12.48″W / 5.4636000°N 0.9368000°W / 5.4636000; -0.9368000