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13-505: Techiman Municipal District is one of the eleven districts in Bono East Region , Ghana . It was originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989, when it was known as Techiman District , until the northern part of the district was split off to create Techiman North District on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been retained as Techiman District. This was later elevated to municipal district assembly status and

26-567: A market at which mainly yams, maize, and other foodstuffs are sold. Nkoranza south is among the twenty-seven(27) administrative districts in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It is found in the center of the Brong Ahafo Region. It shares boundary with Nkoranza North District to the north. It consists of 126 settlements headed by one paramount chief . Nkoranza north district is one of the twenty-seven (27) administrative districts in

39-667: Is a new region carved out of the Brong Ahafo region . The capital of the new region is Techiman . This creation of this new region was in fulfillment of a promise made by the New Patriotic Party prior to the 2016 Ghana general election. Upon winning the elections, the President, Nana Akuffo Addo created the Ministry of Regional Reorganization to oversee policy formulation and implementation. In all six new regions are to be created from

52-481: Is administered by a Chief Executive, representing the central government but deriving authority from an Assembly headed by a presiding member elected from among the members themselves. The current list is as follows: Nkoranza Nkoranza (or Nkoransa ) is a town located in the mid-north of Ghana . It is the district capital of the Nkoranza District in the Bono East Region . A leading Brong town,

65-604: Is the dry season . Sometimes the wet season is between about July and November with an average annual rainfall of 750 to 1050 mm (30 to 40 inches). The highest temperatures are reached at the end of the dry season, the lowest in December and January. However, the hot Harmattan wind from the Sahara blows frequently between December and the beginning of February which is dry and hot. The temperatures can vary between 14 °C (59 °F) at night and 40 °C (104 °F) during

78-445: The Bono dialect . Bono ancestral worship and spirituality and Christianity form the dominant religions of the region. The political administration of the region is through the local government system. Under this administration system, the region is divided into 11 MMDA's (made up of 0 Metropolitan, 4 Municipal and 7 Ordinary Assemblies). Each District, Municipal or Metropolitan Assembly,

91-521: The Techiman–Kintampo road, Bono Manso was the point where slaves from the north were graded and sorted. The strongest of the captives were selected and sent to the coast leaving the weaker ones in the town. To date, African Americans and other African people in the Diaspora visit the area to learn about their origin and history. The Bono East region has a low population density, and most inhabitants speak

104-673: The creation of new regions in Ghana. In March 2017, the ministry sent the blue print for the creation of the region along with others to the Council of State . The council met over 36 times from the time of submission to August 2017. The final stage for the creation of the region was decided through a referendum by the people within the catchment of the new region on 27 December 2018. A referendum on 27 December 2018 resulted in 450,812 casting their votes representing 85.82 per cent of 525,275 registered voters. 448,545 (99.50 per cent); voted in favour of

117-715: The creation of the new region with 1,384 (0.31 per cent) voting against. A total of 883 (0.20 per cent) ballots were rejected. The Bono East Region borders on the north the Savannah Region , on the west the Bono Region , on the south the Ashanti region and on the east the Volta Lake . The Bono East region is part of the vegetative belt of Ghana, where the climatic condition is always conducive. The vegetation consists predominantly of forest and fertile soils. Between December and April

130-542: The day. The production of yam is very high in the woodland Savannah zone in Techiman , Yeji , Nkoranza , Kintampo , Kwame Danso , Prang and others. Beans, maize, cassava, cocoyam, rice, plantains and more are produced in this region, as well as fishing activities that takes along the region's side of Lake Volta. A lot of tourist sites can be found in this area Slavery trade in the Bono East region. Located at Bono Manso on

143-407: The existing ten regions of Ghana. The other regions are Bono , Western North , Ahafo , Savannah , North East , and Oti regions. The execution of plans for the creation of the regions was seeded to the newly created Ministry of Regional Reorganization and Development which is under the leadership of Hon. Dan Botwe . Government of Ghana ministry charged with the responsibility of supervising

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156-545: The town led the 1892-93 Brong rebellion against the Ashanti . Nkoranza is a town located in the newly created Bono East Region, from the Former Mother Region Brong Ahafo , which use to Host the now Ahafo Region and the current Bono East Region. Nkoranza is now in the Bono East Region whose capital is Techiman . It is divided into two districts: Nkoranza North and Nkoranza south district. Nkoranza has

169-440: Was renamed as Techiman Municipal District in that same year. The municipality is located in the western part of Bono East Region and has Techiman as its capital town. 7°35′13″N 1°56′06″W  /  7.58694°N 1.93500°W  / 7.58694; -1.93500 This Bono East Region location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bono East Region The Bono East region of Ghana

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