Atwima Mponua District

Atwima Mponua District
District

Districts of Ashanti
Atwima Mponua District

Location of Atwima Mponua within Ashanti

Atwima Mponua District
Coordinates: 6°36′N 2°7′W / 6.600°N 2.117°W / 6.600; -2.117
Sovereign state  Ghana
Region Ashanti
Capital Nyinahin
Government
  District Executive Wilberforce O. Ansah
Area
  Total 2,411 km2 (931 sq mi)
Population (2012)
  Total
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

The Atwima Mponua District is one of the twenty-seven (27) districts in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, and is the westernmost district in the Ashanti Region. Its capital is Nyinahin. The district was created out of the former Atwima District by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on November 12, 2003.

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Coordinates: 6°36′N 2°7′W / 6.600°N 2.117°W / 6.600; -2.117

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