Amansie West District

The Amansie West District is one of 138 districts in Ghana. It is located in the center of Ghana in the Ashanti Region, where one of 21 regional districts. The Amansie West District is bordered by the districts Atwima, Atwima Mponua, Amansie Central, Bosomtwe / Atwima / Kwanwoma and the Central Region. Until the administrative restructuring and the creation of new districts in 1989, the current Amansie West District was part of the former Amansie East District, which in 1989 was made up of the area of today's Amansie East and the Amansie Central District. Today is chief executive of the now 1141 km ² large district with about 108 768 inhabitants ( 2006), Ben Kwakye - Adeefe.

Geography

The district is on average 210 meters above sea level. In the north- west of the district is located between the villages of Manso Nkwanta - and Abore a ridge that rises above sea level 560-630 m.

The rivers Offin and Oda drain and its tributaries Jeni, pumpin and Emuna the district. In the district, which is covered by tropical rain forest have already been established with the Oda River Forest Reserve, Apamprama Forest Reserve, Gyeni River Forest Reserve and Forest Reserve Jimira four forest reserves.

Economy

Most people are employed in the agricultural sector. The entire district is about rich gold deposits. In addition to agriculture, which is operated primarily as a subsistence economy, the gold mining the main economic factor in the district dar. The largest area proportion of the district has been provided to the gold mining industry and in the course of mining concessions. Clay deposits can be promoted in Yawkrom, Abore and Essuowin.

There are already two local banks with the Amansie West Rural Bank in Antoakorm with branches ind Manso Nkwanta, Manso Adubia and Alwima and Kwanwoma Rural Bank in Pakyi No. Been established 2.

Health

In the district hospital has been opened in Agroyesum. Four health centers exist in Adubia, Essuowin, Abore and Tontokrom. Six smaller clinics available to the population in Manso Nkran Abouso, Antpakrom, Esaase, Takorase and Manso Nkwanta available. Furthermore, there is in Antoakrom, Mpatuom, Pakyi No. 2, Esaase and Manso Nkwanta birthplaces.

Education

In District Three Senior Secondary Schools have been established. These higher education institutions are the Mans Oman Secondary School in Manso Atwere that Adubia Secondary School in Manso Adubia and Esaase Bontefufiio Secondary / Technical School in Esaase.

Infrastructure

In the district to provide 65 percent of households with water from rivers. Few have access to hand pumps or wells. Only in the villages Manso Atwere and Esaase there is tap water

There is a paved road with a length of 49.6 km between Anwiankwanta - Manso Nkwanta - Abore highway available. A variety of gravel roads run through the district.

Constituencies

In the district of West Amansie only an eponymous constituency was established. Kofi Mensah Krah won here for the New Patriotic Party in the parliamentary elections in 2004, the seat in the Ghanaian parliament.