Atwima District
—  District  —
Districts of Ashanti
Atwima District Districts of Ashanti
Coordinates: 6°40′N 1°49′W / 6.667°N 1.817°W / 6.667; -1.817
Country	Ghana
Region	Ashanti Region
Capital	Nkawie
Government
- District Executive	[[]]
Area
- Total	2,411 km2 (930.9 sq mi)
Population (2004)
- Total	234,759
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

The Atwima District is a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The Atwima Mponua District was split off by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on November 12, 2003, the remainder is since then officially called the Atwima Nwabiagya District.

[edit] Footnotes

• Note 1: before splitting off the Atwima Mponua District.

[edit] Sources

• Districts of Ghana at statoids.com
• GhanaDistricts.com
• 19 New Districts Created, GhanaWeb, November 20, 2003.

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