Kintampo District

Kintampo District
Former District
Districts of Brong-Ahafo Region
Kintampo District
Location of Kintampo District within Brong-Ahafo
Coordinates: 8°3′8″N 1°44′5″W / 8.05222°N 1.73472°W / 8.05222; -1.73472
Country Ghana
Region Brong-Ahafo
CapitalKintampo
Area
 • Total
6,566 km2 (2,535 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Kintampo District is a former district that was located in Brong-Ahafo Region (now currently in Bono East Region), Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989. However on 12 November 2003 (effectively 17 February 2004), it was split off into two new districts: Kintampo North District (which it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 1 November 2007 (effectively 29 February 2008); capital: Kintampo) and Kintampo South District (capital: Jema). The district assembly was located in the southern part of Brong-Ahafo Region (now western part of Bono East Region) and had Kintampo as its capital town.

Bono quarter, Kintampo, in 1892

Sources

  • "Kintampo District". Statoids.
  • District: Kintampo District
  • 19 New Districts Created Archived 2011-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, November 20, 2003.

References

  1. ^ Bureau, Communications. ""Bono East Officially Created; Techiman Is Capital" – President Akufo-Addo". Presidency Of Ghana. Retrieved 2020-08-13. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

8°3′8″N 1°44′5″W / 8.05222°N 1.73472°W / 8.05222; -1.73472