Assin Foso

Assin Foso Assin Fosu
Town and District Capital
Assin Foso Location of Assin Foso in Central Region
Coordinates: 5°42′N 1°39′W / 5.700°N 1.650°W / 5.700; -1.650
Country	Ghana
Region	Central Region
District	Assin North Municipal
Elevation	351 ft (107 m)
Population (2013)
• Total	20,541^[1]
	Ranked 65th in Ghana
Demonym(s)	Assin Fosan
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	GMT (UTC)
Ethnicity	Akan people

Assin Foso is a small town and is the capital of Assin North Municipal district, a district in the Central Region of Ghana.^[2] Assin Foso is the 65th most populous settlement in Ghana, with a population of 20,541.^[1] The town is known for the Obiri Yeboah Secondary School School.^[3]^[4] The school is a second cycle institution.^[5]

References

1 2 "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com.
↑ Touring Central Region
↑ "Educational Institutions". www.centralregion.gov.gh. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
↑ "References » Schools/Colleges". Retrieved 12 August 2011.
↑ "List of Secondary Schools in Assin Foso". Retrieved 12 August 2011.

Cities and towns of Ghana by population

2,000,000+	Kumasi (Ashanti) Accra (Greater Accra)

1,000,000+	Sekondi-Takoradi (Western) Tamale (Northern)

800,000+	Sunyani (Brong-Ahafo) Cape Coast (Central) Obuasi (Ashanti) Koforidua (Eastern)

100,000+	Tema (Greater Accra) Techiman (Brong-Ahafo) Ashiaman (Greater Accra) Teshie (Greater Accra) Madina (Greater Accra) Wa (Upper West)

80,000+	Ho (Volta) Nungua (Greater Accra) Lashibi (Greater Accra) Dome (Greater Accra) Gbawe (Greater Accra) Kasoa (Central)

60,000+	Ejura (Ashanti) Taifa (Greater Accra) Bawku (Upper East) Aflao (Volta) Agona Swedru (Central) Bolgatanga (Upper East) Tafo (Ashanti) Berekum (Brong-Ahafo) Nkawkaw (Eastern) Akim Oda (Eastern) Winneba (Central)

40,000+	Hohoe (Volta) Yendi (Northern) Suhum (Eastern) Kintampo (Brong-Ahafo) Adenta East (Greater Accra) Nsawam (Eastern) Mampong (Ashanti) Konongo (Ashanti)

20,000+	Asamankese (Eastern) Wenchi (Brong-Ahafo) Savelugu (Northern) Agogo (Ashanti) Anloga (Volta) Prestea (Western) Effiakuma (Western) Tarkwa (Western) Elmina (Central) Dunkwa-on-Offin (Central) Begoro (Eastern) Kpandu (Volta) Navrongo (Upper East) Axim (Western) Apam (Central) Salaga (Northern) Saltpond (Central) Akwatia (Eastern) Shama (Western) Keta (Volta) Nyakrom (Central) Bibiani (Western) Somanya (Eastern) Assin Foso (Central)

5,000+	Aburi (Eastern) Mumford (Central) Bechem (Brong-Ahafo) Duayaw Nkwanta (Brong-Ahafo) Kade (Eastern) Anomabu (Central) Akropong (Eastern) Kete Krachi (Volta) Kibi (Eastern) Kpandae (Northern) Mpraeso (Eastern) Akim Swedru (Eastern) Aboso (Western) Bekwai (Ashanti)

Regional capitals in bold Kumasi Accra Sekondi-Takoradi Tamale Sunyani Cape Coast Koforidua Wa Ho Bolgatanga Administrative Divisions of Ghana Regions of Ghana Districts of Ghana Parliament Constituencies of Ghana Settlements in Ghana

Districts and Capitals of the Central Region of Ghana

Metropolitan	Cape Coast Metropolitan (Capital: Cape Coast)

Municipal	Agona West Municipal (Capital: Agona Swedru) Effutu Municipal (Capital: Winneba) Mfantsiman Municipal (Capital: Saltpond) Upper Denkyira East Municipal (Capital: Dunkwa-on-Offin)

District	Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese (Capital: Abura-Dunkwa) Agona East (Capital: Nsaba) Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam (Capital: Ajumako) Asikuma/Odoben/Brakwa (Capital: Breman Asikuma) Assin North Municipal (Capital: Assin Foso) Assin South (Capital: Nsuaem Kyekyewere) Awutu Senya (Capital: Awutu Breku) Gomoa East (Capital: Afransi) Gomoa West (Capital: Apam) Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal (Capital: Elmina) Twifo/Heman/Lower Denkyira (Capital: Twifo Praso) Upper Denkyira West (Capital: Diaso)

Coordinates: 5°42′N 1°39′W / 5.700°N 1.650°W / 5.700; -1.650

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