Kwabre East Municipal District

Municipal District in Ashanti, Ghana

Kwabre East Municipal District
Municipal District
Districts of Ashanti Region
Kwabre East Municipal DistrictLocation of Kwabre East Municipal District within Ashanti
Coordinates: 6°44′N 1°33′W / 6.733°N 1.550°W / 6.733; -1.550
Country	Ghana
Region	Ashanti
Capital	Mamponteng
Government
• Municipal Chief Executive	Alhaji Kwesi Yeboah
Area
• Total	356 km (137 sq mi)
Population
• Total	296,814
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Kwabre East Municipal District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Kwabre District, after it was created from part of the former Kwabre-Sekyere District Council; until the western part of the district was split off to become the southern portion of Afigya-Kwabre District on 1 November 2007 (effectively 29 February 2008); while the remaining portion has since then been officially renamed as Kwabre East District, which it was elevated to municipal district assembly status to become Kwabre East Municipal District on 1 November 2017 (effectively 15 March 2018). The municipality is located in the northern part of Ashanti Region and had Mamponteng as its capital town.

References

Ghana: Administrative Division

External links

"Districts of Ghana". Statoids.
GhanaDistricts.com

v t e Districts and Capitals of the Ashanti Region of Ghana
Metropolitan (1)	Kumasi Metropolitan (Capital: Kumasi)
Municipal (18)	Ahafo Ano North Municipal (Capital: Tepa) Asante Akim North Municipal (Capital: Konongo-Odumase) Asante Akim South Municipal (Capital: Juaso) Asokore Mampong Municipal (Capital: Asokore Mampong) Asokwa Municipal (Capital: Asokwa) Atwima Nwabiagya Municipal (Capital: Nkawie) Bekwai Municipal (Capital: Bekwai) Ejisu-Juaben Municipal (Capital: Ejisu) Ejura/Sekyedumase Municipal (Capital: Ejura) Juaben Municipal (Capital: Juaben) Kwabre East Municipal (Capital: Mamponteng) Kwadaso Municipal (Capital: Kwadaso) Mampong Municipal (Capital: Mampong) Obuasi Municipal (Capital: Obuasi) Offinso Municipal (Capital: Offinso) Oforikrom Municipal (Capital: Oforikrom) Old Tafo Municipal (Capital: Tafo) Asokore Mampong Municipal (Capital: Suame)
Ordinary (24)	Adansi Asokwa (Capital: Adansi Asokwa) Adansi North (Capital: Fomena) Adansi South (Capital: New Edubiase) Afigya-Kwabre North (Capital: Boamang) Afigya-Kwabre South (Capital: Kodie) Ahafo Ano South East (Capital: Adugyama) Ahafo Ano South West (Capital: Mankranso) Akrofuom (Capital: Akrofuom) Amansie Central (Capital: Jacobu) Amansie South (Capital: Manso Adubia) Amansie West (Capital: Manso Nkwanta) Asante Akim North Municipal (Capital: Agogo) Atwima Kwanwoma (Capital: Twedie) Atwima Mponua (Capital: Nyinahin) Atwima Nwabiagya North (Capital: Barekese) Bosome Freho (Capital: Asiwa) Bosomtwe (Capital: Kuntanase) Obuasi East (Capital: Tutuka) Offinso North (Capital: Akomadan) Sekyere Afram Plains (Capital: Dobrosno) Sekyere Central (Capital: Nsuta) Sekyere East (Capital: Effiduase) Sekyere Kumawu (Capital: Kumawu) Sekyere South (Capital: Agona)

6°44′N 1°33′W / 6.733°N 1.550°W / 6.733; -1.550

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