Adansi North District | |
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District | |
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_location_map.gif'))  Adansi North District Location of Adansi North district within Ashanti | |
| Coordinates: 6°17′N 1°31′W / 6.283°N 1.517°W | |
| City-State |  Ashanti |
| Capital | Fomena |
| Government | |
| • District Chief Executive | Alhaji Abdul Kofi Latef Majdoub |
| Area | |
| • Total | 828 km2 (320 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | — |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Adansi North District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally it was created from parts of two former districts on February 17, 2004: Adansi West District and Adansi East District; thus the remaining parts being Obuasi Municipal District and Adansi South District respectively. In March 2018, the southeast part of the district was split out to become Adansi Asokwa District. The district is located in the southern part of Ashanti Region and has Fomena as its capital town.
Economy
Adansi North District contains six major natural forest reserves, and Obuasi Gold Mine the ninth (9th) largest gold mine on Planet Earth.
Education
The Adansi North District has 195 schools and 4 major hospitals.
Fomena as the district capital has the district education office.
Tourism
The Kwapia shrine is a major tourist attraction in the Adansi North District.
Sources
- "Adansi North District". Statoids.