However on 15 March 2018, the northeast part of the district was split off to create Okere District; thus the remaining part has been retained as Akuapim North Municipal District. The municipality is located in the southeast part of Eastern Region and has Adukrom as its capital town.
The Traditional Area comprises seven main towns is Abiriw, Dawu, Awukugua, Adukrom, Apirede, Aseseeso and Abonse and over one hundred and fifty smaller towns and villages which residents hail from one of the seven main towns. The language spoken amongst the indigenes of the area is Kyerepon.[3]
okere, district, thirty, three, districts, eastern, region, ghana, originally, formerly, part, then, larger, akuapim, north, district, 1988, which, created, from, former, akuapim, district, council, until, elevated, municipal, district, assembly, status, march. Okere District is one of the thirty three districts in Eastern Region Ghana Originally it was formerly part of the then larger Akuapim North District in 1988 which was created from the former Akuapim District Council until it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 15 March 2012 to become Akuapim North Municipal District Okere DistrictDistrictDistricts of Eastern RegionOkere DistrictLocation of Okere District within EasternCoordinates 6 4 43 68 N 0 1 2 28 W 6 0788000 N 0 0173000 W 6 0788000 0 0173000Country GhanaRegionEasternCapitalAdukromPopulation 2021 Total51 675 1 Time zoneUTC 0 GMT However on 15 March 2018 the northeast part of the district was split off to create Okere District thus the remaining part has been retained as Akuapim North Municipal District The municipality is located in the southeast part of Eastern Region and has Adukrom as its capital town List of settlements EditSettlements of Okere DistrictNo Settlement Population 2021 2 1 Abiriw 6 8702 Adukrom 10 9773 Dawu 3 7354 Awukugua 4 1535 Apirede 3 7996 Aseseeso 2 0477 Abonse 2 1118 Asenema 2 2589 Okra Kwadwo 2 77410 Amanfro 2 556Towns EditThe Traditional Area comprises seven main towns is Abiriw Dawu Awukugua Adukrom Apirede Aseseeso and Abonse and over one hundred and fifty smaller towns and villages which residents hail from one of the seven main towns The language spoken amongst the indigenes of the area is Kyerepon 3 References Edit Ghana Administrative Division OKDA Okere District Assembly Retrieved 2022 12 12 Okere District inaugurated at Adukrom GhanaWeb 2018 03 17 Retrieved 2021 06 29 Coordinates 6 4 43 68 N 0 1 2 28 W 6 0788000 N 0 0173000 W 6 0788000 0 0173000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Okere District amp oldid 1127045807, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
