Ahafo Ano North District

The district Ahafo Ano North is located in the Ashanti Region in central Ghana. It borders within the Ashanti Region to the districts Ahafo Ano South ( located on the east ) and Atwima Mponua. From the neighboring Brong- Ahafo Region borders the districts of Tano South and Ahafo Ano North Asutifi to the district. Chief Executive of the 593 km ² large district with about 85 936 inhabitants ( 2006), Eric Agyeman Prempeh N..

Geography

Ahafo Ano North is characterized by the Birimean mountain range and the Dahomeyan mountain range. The Birimean mountain range is known for rich ore deposits and extends to a height of about 230 to 300 meters above sea level Gold deposits to have been found near Mabang.

The district has high rainfall and is crossed by a number of smaller rivers. The most famous river is the Tano. Most of the district is covered with dense rainforest, where important hardwoods such as Sapele and Odum are for export.

In the district of rice is grown along the Tano. A variety of vegetables and exports, such as cocoa are also grown in the fertile soil.

Management

The District Assembly ( District Assembly ) is the highest political and administrative organ in the district and was first convened in 1989, on the basis of Law 462 The District Assembly has legislative and manage tasks.

The local district administration has its own budget, which is used for the development of administrative subunit and improvement of living standards in the region.

The Ahafo Ano North District Assembly of the district was divided into committees to achieve faster and more qualified decisions. There are committees for Development Planning ( Development Planning ), Social (Social Services), labor ( Works), Finance and Internal Administration ( Finance and Administration), Justice and Security ( Justice and Security ) and environment ( Environment). The main Administration Committee ( Executive Committee ) is the Chief Executive of the district. This committee stands in front of the other as a coordinating committee and implements decisions of the district assembly to. Furthermore, this management committee has to ask the other committees the necessary data for the development of the district are available.

The Ahafo Ano North District is located in the territory of the traditional ruler of the Ashanti. Due to the special role of traditional rulers in Ghana 30 percent of the members of the district assembly only after consultation with the three traditional councils (Traditional Councils ) shall be appointed in this district.

Economy

In the district agriculture dominates, but can already be found some workers in industry and services, and trade. The average monthly income in 2006 was approximately 150,000 cedis, so about 13 EUR. Households require an average of 46 percent of their income to buy food.

Industry

The industrial area is still little developed. The farms are small and generally have few employees. There are already working farms in the industrial production of gari products. Also, there is a forest industry that operate with the processing of timber from the forests of the district. Ultimately, because of a small metal ore industry grow, such as forging.

Forestry

The Ahafo Ano North District is part of the Forest District of Nkawie District. Due to illegal logging, illegal settlements and illegal fire clearing of protected forest areas and lack of experience in the field of reforestation of forest cover has declined steadily in recent years. With the Desiri Reserved Forest ( Desiri Forest Reserve ) a reserve has been established. In district two registered sawmills are located. Another five are indeed only smaller companies, however, bear the major share of the local furniture market.

Energy

Major sources of energy in the district are wood and petroleum products. Still about 68.7 percent of the residents depend on for the energy supply of wood. 31.3 per cent have access to electricity. Electricity supply is in Tepa, Akwasiase, Manfo, Dwaaho, Asuhyiae, Kotei Nkwanta and Mabang. Four other municipalities are supplied just under the self-help Elektrifikationsprojektes ( Self Help Electrification Project) with electricity.

Agriculture

The most important industry in the district is agriculture. The companies usually operate on a self catering and sown in a mixture ( 76.7 percent). Due to the structure of land ownership, the companies are rather small size. The land is mainly privately owned and is managed by family farms. This structure includes large farms or plantations of principle.

In the area of ​​livestock in the district are 14 veterinarians working that deworm livestock, inspect for other parasitic infestation and treat. In addition to poultry farmers mainly keep cattle, sheep and goats.

About 90 percent of companies are still using the slash and burn in the area of cultivation of crops. Predominantly farmers working on Mischanbaubetieben. Mainly in the district of cocoa, plantain, maize, yam, cassava, rice, palm oil, citrus fruits and vegetables are grown. In the district there is a lack of adequate storage facilities for the products of agricultural production.

The goods from agriculture can be sold in the district in local markets, which are held daily.

Population

In 2006 85.936 people lived in the district Ahafo Ano North. Between 1984 and 2000 the population grew from 44,799 on 71 975 and thus had a growth rate of 2.96 percent. From this average growth rate extrapolation was created in 2006. In the district of more men than women live.

The population of the district is divided into 20 major settlements. In addition to these larger settlements made ​​in 1867 small towns and villages with a population of less than 100 people. 2006 Out of the total population were 19.2 percent in urban settlements. Only the capital Tepa has a population of well over 5000 people. Ten other settlement areas have achieved urban status, but lacks them usually at the Tepa comparable with urban infrastructure. The Ahafo Ano North District is the smallest district of the Ashanti Region; about 2 percent of the total population of the Ashanti region to live in this district, 98 percent in the other 20 districts.

Tepa has a population of about 5,000 people; the places Asuhyiae, Anyinasuso, Akwasiase, Mabang, Abonsuaso, Manfo and Betiako have a population between 2000 and 5000 on, all other places have a population of less than 2000. size of 5.7 persons Average, households in the district spread over 2.15 spaces. Very few houses in the district have a water connection or a toilet. Overall, the dwellings are in a little -developed state.

The district 's population is composed of approximately 61 percent of the people of the Ashanti. For the people of the Brong come about 2.6 percent of the population, about 7 percent of the population are Ewe, 2.6 percent are Akuapim and 18.7 percent are from the people of the Northern Region, Upper East Region and Upper West region.

About 74 percent of the population regard themselves as Christians, 17.2 percent are Muslims and about 6.2 percent of the population is among the followers of traditional religions. With about 54 per cent, the population group between 15 and 65 the largest proportion of the population in the district. With a percentage of 41, the second largest age group is old in the district under 15 years.

In the district 38.1 percent of the population with a migration background. Especially during the high phase of the cocoa farming ind en seventies wandered many farmers in the district. Currently, the district is experiencing to find work, especially in the younger segments of the population, a modification in urban centers like Accra, Tema and Kumasi.

Infrastructure

In recent years, access to education has improved considerably in the Ahafo Ano North District. Only a small number of smaller communities ( Hiamankwa, Sunurisiso, Pewodie, Nyamedewoasie, Dabaa, Addaekrom, Jachienkwanta, Kwakuduakrom, Kobeda, Pokukrom, Sikafrebogya, Nyameyehene ) has no own primary school. Due to the rapid establishment of new educational institutions, a lack of appropriate school personnel has been established.

The district originated in both Mabang and in Tepa Secondary Schools with 800 to 1500 students. With the Integrated Community Centre for Employable Skills ( ICCESS ) a training center has been located in the district. This device still hangs crucially on national support measures.

Constituencies

In the district of Ahafo Ano North, just an eponymous constituency is reported. In the last parliamentary elections in 2004 year Kwame Owusu Frimpong of the New Patriotic Party (NPP ) was chosen as the candidate for the constituency to the Ghanaian Parliament.

Important towns in Ahafo Ano North

  • Akrofonso
  • Bosikese
  • Nyameadom
  • Bonkrom
  • Jacobu
  • Katape II Suponso
  • Achina
  • Kyekyewere
  • Twabidi
  • Waaho
  • Subriso
  • Betiako
  • Manfo
  • Abonsuaso
  • Mabang
  • Akwasiase
  • Anyinasuso
  • Asuahyia
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