Twifo/Heman/Lower Denkyira District
Twifo / Hemang / Lower Denkyira District ( also: Lower Denkyira ) is one of 13 districts in the Central Region of Ghana. It was founded in 1988 and is bordered by the districts of Upper Denkyira, Assin North, Assin South, Abura / Asebu / Kwamenkese, Komenda / Edina / Eguafo / Abirem and Cape Coast Municipal in the Central Region. Lower Denkyira also borders the Western Region with their districts Wasa Amenfi East, Shama Ahanta East Metropolitan and Mpohor / Wassa East. Chief Executive of the district with the capital Twifo - Praso and 110 352 inhabitants, Samuel YA Kessie.
Geography
The district rises to a height 76-91 meters above sea level. With the River Pra and its tributaries Obuo, Bimpong and Ongua one of the major drainage systems of the country is located in the district. In the district there in June and October respectively a main rainy season with an average annual rainfall of 1750 mm.
Distributed almost over the entire district grows in tropical moist forest, which barely is, however, unaffected. The Kakum National Park is one of the major tourist attractions is located in the district. Other forest reserves are the Bimpong Forest Reserve, Pra Suhyen Forest Reserve, Minta Forest Reserve and Forest Reserve Bunsaben. All forest reserves and the Kakum National Park together cover an area of 288 km ², ie 24 percent of the district.
Population
In 1970 lived in the district of 53 066 people, in 1984 already 95 988 and in 2000 there were 107 787 people. Today, the annual population growth rate is 2.2 percent, which is significantly above the national average of 1.8 percent. The gender distribution in the district has changed considerably in recent decades. In 1970, accounted for statistically, 109 men to 100 women in 1984 were about the same number of men and women in the district established in 2000 accounted for 99 men to 100 women. In the seventies, in particular, led a migration movement of men looking for work in agriculture to an increase in the male population.
The total population is spread over 1,510 settlements. Only Twifo - Praso ( 11,853 inhabitants) and Hemang ( 8,240 inhabitants) have a population over 5000 inhabitants and statistically urban character. Live with 14 percent of the population in urban areas. Other major settlements are Jukwa, Mampong, Wawase, Krobo and Nyenase. All major settlements are located on the main access road between Cape Coast, Twifo - Praso and Dunkwa.
Constituencies
In the district of Lower Denkyira two constituencies have been established. In the constituency Hemang - Lower Denkyira won Bimpong Benjamin Donkor for the party New Patriotic Party (NPP ) in the 2004 parliamentary elections the seat in the Ghanaian parliament. In the constituency Twifo - ATII Morkwaa succeeded Elizabeth Amoah - Tetteh this from the party National Democratic Congress (NDC ).
Towns
- Twifo - Praso
- Twifo - Hemang
- Jukwa
- Twifo - Mampong
- Wawase
- Krobo
- Nyenase
- Twifu Ayiase
- Mfuom
- Ampenkro
- Wamaso
- Ntafrewaso
- Nuamakrom
- Mampona
- Ankaako
- Burukuso
- Kyiaboso ( Chiaboso )
- Twifo Agona
- Denkyira Odumase
- Twifo Aduabeng