Upper Denkyira District
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| Region Regions of Ghana ||Ghana is divided into ten regions :*Ashanti Region *Brong-Ahafo Region *Central Region *Eastern Region *Greater Accra Region *Northern Region *Upper East Region... |
Central Region Central Region (Ghana) The Central Region is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions. It is bordered by the Ashanti and Eastern regions to the north, Western region to the west, Greater Accra region to the east, and to the south by the Atlantic Ocean.-Districts:... |
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| District type | Ordinary | |
| District Chief Executive | Richard Anane Adabor Richard Anane Adabor Richard Anane Adabor is the District Chief Executive of the Upper Denkyira District, Ghana, and he currently lives Dunkwa-On-Offin.Mr Adabor helped Mr. James Yaw Buadi to achieve his dream of Building a local toilet for his community with the help of the Local Council.-References:... |
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| Capital | Dunkwa-on-Offin Dunkwa-on-Offin Dunkwa On Offin is the capital of the Upper Denkyira East Municipal District in the Central Region of Ghana. The town has about 26,275 inhabitants as at the end of the 2000 census.The town is located on the Offin River.... |
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| Area | 1,139 km² | |
| Population (2002) | 108,482 | |
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The Upper Denkyira District is a district of Ghana in the west of the Central Region
Central Region (Ghana)
The Central Region is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions. It is bordered by the Ashanti and Eastern regions to the north, Western region to the west, Greater Accra region to the east, and to the south by the Atlantic Ocean.-Districts:...
. It is named after the former kingdom of Denkyira
Denkyira
Denkyira was a powerful nation of Akan people that existed in southern present-day Ghana from 1620. Like all Akans they originated from Bono state. Before 1620 Denkyira was called Agona. The ruler of the Denkyira was called Denkyirahene and the capital was Jukwaa...
. The capital of Upper denkyira District is Dunkwa-On-Offin
Dunkwa-on-Offin
Dunkwa On Offin is the capital of the Upper Denkyira East Municipal District in the Central Region of Ghana. The town has about 26,275 inhabitants as at the end of the 2000 census.The town is located on the Offin River....
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