Biakoye District
| Biakoye District | |
|---|---|
 Districts in the Volta Region of Ghana. | |
| Region | Volta |
| District type | Ordinary |
| Inaugurated | 29 February 2008 |
| Capital | Nkonya Ahenkro |
| Government | |
| • Chief Executive | Louis Nana Akattah |
| ISO 3166 code | GH-TV-BI |
The Biakoye District is one of the twenty-five (25) districts in the Volta Region. Biakoye district capital and administrative centre is Nkonya Ahenkro.
History
The Biakoye District was created in 2008 and inaugurated officially on 29 February 2008.
Towns[1]
- Bowiri Anyinase
- Aboabo
- Tapa Amanfrom
- Dedekrom
- Oyiran
- Bowiri Amanfrom
- Bowiri Kyirahin
- Takrabe
- Aboabo Abohire
- Takrabe
- Anlokodzi
- Bongo
- Odumase
- Bowiri Kofzi
- Bowiri New-Kwamekrom
- Nkonya Tepo
- Nkonya Ntumda
- Nkonya Kadjebi
- Nikonya Tayi
- Nkonya Ntsumuru
- Nkonya Ahenkro
- Nkonya Akloba
- Asakyiri
- Ahundwo
- Nkonya Bumbulla Adenkesu
- Nkonya
- Wurupong
- Awerekyekye
- Gyamerakrom
- Osoroasuom
- Kotomase
- Apesokubi
- Akposo-Kabo
- Worawora
Notable people
One of the notable citizens of the District is Ave K. Kludze, a NASA rocket scientist who was honoured at the village of Gbi Kpeme, near Nkonya Ahenkro during a festival.[2] Another notable is Hon.Jackson-Bright Dabanyi
Footnotes
- ↑ http://www.ghanadistricts.com/districts/?r=7&_=184&sa=5956
- ↑ "Gbi-Kpeme honours rocket scientist". Ghana Home Page. 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
References and external links
- Districts of Ghana at statoids.com
- Biakoye District at GhanaDistricts.com.
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