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18-690: Akatsi is a small town and is the capital of Akatsi South Municipality , a municipality in the Volta Region of Ghana . Economic activities in Akatsi are mainly Subsistence agriculture coupled with vibrant buying and selling. Smuggling of clothing from Lomé in Togo through Aflao (the south-eastern border town of Ghana) to Accra . The trans-West Africa highway linking Lomé to Accra through Akatsi also aids an active male dominated transportation business in Akatsi. The inhabitants of Akatsi are Avenor Ewes and

36-463: A Guinean forest-savanna mosaic ecosystem. The Guinea Savanna is the wettest of the three savanna ecological zones. The vegetation consists predominantly of woodlands and grasslands. The wet season is between April and October, while the dry season occurs from January to March. There is an average annual rainfall of 750 to 1050 mm (30 to 40 inches). The highest temperatures are reached in March, at

54-451: A minimum population of ninety-five thousand (95,000) people, and Metropolitan Districts with a minimum population of two hundred and fifty thousand(250,000) people. Districts are governed by District Assemblies, which are established by the Minister of Local Government, and serve as the highest political authority in each district. They consist of: The District Chief Executive is appointed by

72-556: A total of 18 districts made up of 6 municipal and 12 ordinary districts since the regional demarcation in December 2018 The Western Region of Ghana contains 14 districts, 1 metropolitan, 8 municipal and 5 ordinary districts. These are: The Western North Region of Ghana was created by a referendum in December 2018. It was part of the then Western Region of Ghana. It contains 9 districts, 3 municipal and 6 ordinary districts. These are: Northern Region, Ghana The Northern Region

90-528: Is Tamale , Ghana's third largest city . The Northern Region, spanning approximately 25,000 square kilometers, stands as Ghana's Second largest region by land area. It shares borders with the North East Region and Savannah Region to the north, and Oti Regions to the south, and neighboring countries, including the Republic of Togo to the east and La Cote d'voire to the west. The Northern Region has

108-402: Is Goaso. It was part of the then Brong-Ahafo Region and contains 6 districts, 3 municipal and 3 ordinary districts. These are: The Ashanti Region of Ghana is made up of 43 districts. This was increased from 30 districts. This is made up of 1 Metropolitan, 19 Municipal and 23 Ordinary districts. These are: The Bono Region of Ghana was created by a referendum in December 2018. It was part of

126-444: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Districts of Ghana The districts of Ghana were re-organized in 1988/1989 in an attempt to decentralize the government and to assist in development. The reform of the late 1980s subdivided the regions of Ghana into 110 districts, where local district assemblies should deal with the local administration. By 2006, an additional 28 districts were created by splitting some of

144-480: Is one of the sixteen regions of Ghana . It is situated in the northern part of the country and ranks as the second largest of the sixteen regions. Before its division, it covered an area of 25,000 square kilometres, representing 10 percent of Ghana 's area. In December 2018 , the Savannah Region and North East Region were created from it. The Northern Region is divided into 16 districts . The region's capital

162-545: The District Assembly. As the political and administrative authorities over the districts, the primary function of District Assemblies is to promote local economic development. The Local Government Act of 2016 also tasks District Assemblies to: The Act also grants the District Assemblies with the following authorities: The Ahafo Region of Ghana was created by a referendum in December 2018. The regional capital

180-694: The President of the Republic and serves as the representative of the Central Government in the district. The incumbent presides at meetings of the Executive Committee of the District Assembly, and is responsible for: The Executive Committee exercises the executive and coordinating functions of the District Assembly, and has the following members: Each District Assembly elects a Presiding Member from among their number, who convenes and presides at meetings of

198-471: The end of the dry season. From late November to March, the north east trade winds blows causing Harmattan . During this time, temperatures can vary between 14 °C (59 °F) at night and 40 °C (104 °F) during the day. Like all parts of Ghana, more than half of the economically active population are agricultural . The region is one of the most agriculturally important regions in Ghana. It also has

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216-517: The fastest growing city in West Africa; experiencing tremendous growth compared to other cities in Ghana. The region's location, and greater proximity to both Europe and North Africa, compared to Accra, makes it an increasingly attractive destination for investors. Ghana's largest iron ore reserves, estimated to be more than three billion tons, makes the region an ideal destination for investments in steel and iron. Around three out of five residents in

234-582: The largest reserve of iron ore. The Northern Region contains much of the territories of the Kingdom of Dagbon and Dagbani is the most widely spoke language, along with English . Dagbani belongs to the Oti–Volta subfamily in the Niger–Congo language family . Other languages spoken within the region include Likpakpaln and Nawuri. The region is a hotspot for investment in Ghana, with Tamale previously been ranked as

252-493: The main languages of any social and economic interaction are Ewe and French . The Ewe settled in the area after the exodus of Ewe tribe from Notsie in Togo to this area in the seventeenth century. Akatsi is home to the teacher training educational institution Akatsi College of Education , which includes over 700 students and has achieved a good reputation in the area for educating tutors. This Volta Region location article

270-470: The original 110, bringing their number up to 138. In February 2008, there were more districts created and some were upgraded to municipal status. This brought the final number to 170 districts in Ghana. Since then, a further 46 districts have been added since 28 June 2012 bringing the total to 216 districts. Districts are classified into three types: Ordinary Districts with a minimum population of seventy-five thousand (75,000) people, Municipal Districts with

288-901: The then Brong-Ahafo Region and contains 12 districts, 5 municipal and 7 ordinary districts. These are: The Bono East Region of Ghana was created by a referendum in December 2018. It was part of the then Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana and contains 11 districts, 4 municipal and 7 ordinary districts. These are: The Central Region of Ghana contains 22 districts. These are made up of 1 metropolitan, 7 municipal and 14 ordinary districts. There were formally 20 districts in this region. The Eastern Region of Ghana contains 33 districts made up of 13 municipal and 20 ordinary districts. These are: The Greater Accra Region of Ghana contains 29 districts made up of 2 metropolitan, 23 municipal and 4 ordinary districts. These are: The Northern Region of Ghana contains 16 districts; 1 metropolitan, 5 municipal and 10 ordinary districts. These are: The North East Region of Ghana

306-399: Was created by a referendum in December 2018. It was part of the then Northern Region of Ghana. It contains 6 districts, 2 municipal and 4 ordinary districts. These are: The Oti Region of Ghana was created by a referendum in December 2018. It was part of the then Volta Region of Ghana. It contains 8 districts, 2 municipal and 6 ordinary districts. These are: The Savannah Region of Ghana

324-516: Was created by a referendum in December 2018. It was part of then Northern Region of Ghana. It contains 7 districts, 1 municipal and 6 ordinary districts. These are: The Upper East Region of Ghana contains 15 districts, 4 municipal and 11 ordinary districts. There were 13 districts previously. The Upper West Region of Ghana contains 11 districts, 5 municipal and 6 ordinary districts. These are: The Volta Region of Ghana used to contain 17 districts, 5 municipal and 20 ordinary districts. It now has

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