Amansie Central District
| Amansie Central | |
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 Ghana
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| region | Ashanti region |
| Capital | Jacobu |
| District shape | common |
| District Chief Executive | Kwame Asamoah Boateng |
| surface | 710 km² |
| population | 81,871 (2000) |
| Population density | 115 Ew. / km² |
The district of Amansie Central is one of 138 districts in Ghana . It is located in the center of the country in the Ashanti region . Amansie Central is one of 28 newly created districts in 2004 as part of a revised division. The district Amansie Central was formed by splitting off part of the district Amansie East . It borders within the Ashanti Region on the districts Obuasi Municipal , Amansie West , Amansie East , Adansi South and Upper Denkyira in the neighboring Central Region . Chief executive of the 710 km² district with approx. Inhabitants (2006) is Kwame Asamoah Boateng .
geography
The Amansie Central District is essentially covered by tropical rainforest. It is located in the Ashanti highlands at an average altitude of 150 m to 300 m above sea level. The otherwise topographically rather flat district rises slightly to a height of 240 m to 300 m in the areas around Numereso, Apitisu, Tweapease and Abuakwaa.
administration
The district was re-established with a law (Legislative Instrument (LI) 1774) from 2004. The District Assembly was first convened in 2004. It consists of at least 16 (in total, however, 2/3) elected and 8 appointed members (at least one third) as well as the chief executive of the district. The member of parliament of the constituency in the district is also a member of the district assembly by virtue of office (ex-officio member).
The district assembly is the highest political body and most important administrative unit in the district. In addition to legislation, the assembly is responsible for the implementation of the law and administration. As is customary in the districts, committees are formed among the members of the district assembly. These committees are chaired by the Executive Committee chaired by the Chief Executive, who is responsible for implementing and coordinating the decisions of the specialist committees. In Amansie Central, the specialist committees for finance and administration, justice and security, social affairs and education, agriculture and the environment, labor and development planning have been appointed. Subsections were established in the areas of education, youth and sport, social prosperity and community development, health, food and agriculture, and cooperation.
The district is divided into 16 constituencies for election to the district assembly. Six additional boards of directors have also been established in the district. A city council was established in Jacobu , the district capital . Additional area councils have been set up in Fiankoma, Hia, Afoako, Numereso, Fena and Tweapese.
Traditionally, the Bekwai Traditional Council, chaired by the Omanhene, is of importance in the district.
economy
In the district, the primary economic sector in the areas of agriculture has a significant weight. Around 80 percent of the population work in agriculture, forestry or fishing.
Agriculture
Agriculture has the greater share of production in food cultivation. Especially cassava , maize , plantain , yam and similar staple food and vegetables are mainly subsistence grown. Cocoa , palm oil and citrus fruits are also produced for sale .
forestry
The tropical rainforest provides the district forestry with an important source of income through the sale of tropical hardwood. Two forest reserves were created in the district with the Subim Forest Reserve and the Odaw Forest Reserve . Nevertheless, both legal and - above all - illegal logging takes place in these areas as well. Legally, logging is permitted under strict concessions. On the one hand, illegal logging does not bring any income to the district assembly from the sale of concessions and, on the other hand, it destroys important forest stands, as the most valuable giant trees are sometimes ruthlessly removed from intact forest by destroying more trees.
Industry
The industrial sector employs only 0.5 percent of the district's population. Essentially, the industrial plants for processing agricultural products were created. There is an industrial Gari production, a palm oil production and a soap factory.
Mining
In the district, AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. and Dunkwa Continental Gold Fields Limited have already awarded two mining concessions over a total area of 250 km², ie about 20 percent of the entire area of the district. Other smaller films are involved in mining rights to a much smaller extent. These include West-Chester Resources Limited, Realistic Enterprise, Apponi Limited and Achiloco Mining Company Limited. In the areas around Asikasu, Homase, Begroase, Odumase, Tweapease, Suhyensu, Fahiakobo, Mile 14 and Anyankyerem, there is also illegal mining, but only very small dealings. The mining sector employs a total of 1,500 people in the district, both formally and informally.
Service sector
In the service sector, banking services, telecommunications services and transport services are primarily represented. Only one local bank has been founded so far, the Odotobri Rural Bank. The only post office is located in the district capital Jacobu and serves the entire district. Telephone booths are to be used in the larger cities. The only transportation company is a corporate association called GPRTU.
Trade also plays an important role. There are significant trade relations with the districts of Amansie East , Obuasi Municipality , Upper Denkyira , Kumasi Metropolis and Ejura Sekyedumasi . Mainly food, wood products and cocoa are traded.
population
The majority of the district's population belong to the Ashanti people . Due to the rural location, the tradition and traditional belief of the Ashanti has been preserved in this district. For example, work in the fields is prohibited for religious reasons; belief in taboos is widespread.
In the 2000 census, the district had a population of 81,871 and thus a population density of 115.3 per km², which is slightly below the population density of the Ashanti region of 148.1 km² in the same year. This number corresponds to 2.3 percent of the population of the entire Ashanti region . The population is growing by an annual average of 3 percent and is thus above the national average, which is 2.7 percent. The population lives in 206 settlement areas throughout the district. All settlements are therefore just villages or small towns. The capital Jacobu had a population of 7,825 people in 2000, making it the largest settlement unit.
The people in the district live on average in households with 5.5 people, the national average in 2000 was 5.2 people per household. On a statistical average, families have to spend 45.3 percent of the family's total income on food, 11.0 percent on clothing, 22.0 percent on education and 21.7 percent on accommodation (rent, electricity, water).
Christianity dominates as a religion with a share of around 83 percent of the population. Around 10.2 percent do not associate themselves with any particular religion, 4 percent are Muslims, 2.7 percent followers of traditional religions and 0.8 percent belong to other religions.
There are more women than men in the district. Mathematically, there are 1.4 women per man. In 2000, 47.7 percent of the district's population was classified in the economically active age group between 15 and 60. 52.4 percent of the population were no longer economically active or not yet active. Of the population in the economically active age group, only 32.3 percent were counted with a permanent job. From this one can conclude that there are large family groups that depend on the earned income of a few family members.
Migration movements in the district are particularly evident among the younger generation. People go to the cities of Kumasi or Obuasi to look for a job in the trade or to work in the region's mines. The village family groups, which mainly live from subsistence farming , therefore have certain problems, as more and more young workers are lacking to cultivate the fields. Only the older generation remains in the villages, which have an increasing average age.
Only 9.6 percent of the district's population lived in an urban environment in 2000, while 90.4 percent lived in rural areas. This distribution between town and country differs considerably from the national average. In 2000, 56.2 percent of the people lived here in urban areas. Above all, there is a lack of health facilities, schools, high schools and banks in the district in order to adapt people's living conditions to urban facilities.
Education sector
So far 58 crèches and kindergartens, 68 elementary schools, 28 junior secondary schools and one senior secondary school have been established in the district. There is also an integrated vocational training center ( Integrated Community Center for Employable Skills ICCES).
In the 2004/2005 school year, 14,433 children attended primary school; in the 2005/2006 school year this number rose to 19,148 children. The school infrastructure in Amansie Central is rather poor. Around 70 percent of the school buildings have to be rebuilt due to their structural condition. Not all teachers have professional training. Of all teachers, around 65.1 percent have no specialist training, 34.9 percent are professionally trained personnel. The lack of training is a major problem in the education sector, especially in rural areas. Immediately after the district was founded, the number of trained teachers fell from 253 in the 2004/2005 school year to 214 in the 2005/2006 school year. Not all schools have a desk for every child, and lessons are sometimes watched while sitting on the floor.
health
The entire district is supplied through a hospital in Jacobu, the district capital and three health centers in Numereso , Mile 14 and Hia. In addition to these public clinics, two private hospitals are operated in Jacobu and Atobiase. All houses, including the private ones, have problems with the technical equipment. In order to have better access to health care, the district was divided into five health care units (sub-district). A nurse and two health workers can be reached in each sub-district. The health sector is supported by 86 volunteers and 83 traditional birth attendants. The top five health problems are malaria, pregnancy complications, pneumonia, anemia, and diarrhea.
The main causes of death in 2005 were malaria, snakebites, hyperglycemia, heart attacks and diarrhea. The maternal mortality long from January to June 2006, four cases that would have probably prevented with better hospital equipment or a quicker access to medical care.
A health insurance project is being carried out in the neighboring district of Amansie East , from which Amansie Central was re-established by division in 2004. Such an insurance project is also to be injected in the Amansie Central district. A health insurance office was set up in Jacobu where citizens can register. In mid-2006, 7,379 people were registered, 1,079 of whom paid the full health insurance contribution.
Important localities in Amansie Central
See also
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Individual evidence
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- ↑ Ghana Districts, God Governance ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ghana Districts, demographic characteristics ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ghana District, Educational Sector ( Memento of the original from December 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ghana District, Health Sector ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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