Adansi South District

Adansi South District
District
Districts of Ashanti Region
Adansi South District Location of Adansi South District within Ashanti
Coordinates: 6°4′N 1°24′W
Country	Ghana
Region	Ashanti
Capital	New Edubiase
Government
• District Executive	Francis Kwabena Ankomah
Area
• Total	1,380 km2 (530 sq mi)
Population  (2021 Census)
• Total	85,200
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Adansi South District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally it was created from parts of two former districts on 17 February 2004: Adansi West District and Adansi East District; thus the remaining parts had been absorbed into parts of Obuasi Municipal District and Adansi North District respectively. On 15 March 2018, the western part of the district was split off to create Akrofuom District. The district assembly is the southernmost part of Ashanti Region and has New Edubiase as its capital town.

Geography

Adansi South District lies entirely in a forest.

Economy

The district contains eight forest reserves. Hardwood lumber is a major district asset. It is on record to be one of the largest cocoa producing areas in Ghana. Among the crops grown in Adansi South are plantain s, cocoyams, rice.the forest also produces sinal and mushroom

Tourism

The region is popular for eco-tourism, containing many scenic waterfalls and mountain ranges.

References

• "Districts of Ghana". Statoids.
• GhanaDistricts.com