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Former District in Ashanti, Ghana
Atwima District
is a former district that was located in
Ashanti Region
,
Ghana
. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988. However on 12 November 2003 (effective 18 February 2004), it was split off into two new districts by a decree of president
John Agyekum Kufuor
:
Atwima Nwabiagya District
(which it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 6 February 2018; capital:
Nkawie
) and
Atwima Mponua District
(capital:
Asesewa
). The district assembly was located in the western part of Ashanti Region and had
Nkawie
as its capital town.
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