Asunafo North Municipal District
| Asunafo North Municipal District | |
|---|---|
| country |
 Ghana
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| region | Ahafo region |
| Capital | Goaso |
| District shape | municipal |
| District Chief Executive | Alhaji IA Kar Bonsu |
| surface | 1,093.7 km² |
| population | 110,827 (2004) |
| Population density | 101 Ew. / km² |
The Asunafo North Municipal District is a district in central Ghana in the Ahafo Region . It was only created by a decree of President John Agyekum Kufuor in 2004 from the Asunafo District , one of the oldest districts in Ghana from the time of the Gold Coast colony.
The Asunafo North Municipal District borders the Asunafo South , Asutifi South and Asutifi North districts in the Ahafo Region, Dormaa Municipal and Dormaa West in the Bono Region, and Bia and Juabeso in the Western North Region . Chief executive over the 1093.7 km² district with approx. 110,827 inhabitants (2004) is Alhaji IA Kar Bonsu with the seat in the district capital Goaso , which is also the capital of the region.
geography
The entire district is 150 to 300 m above sea level. The Birrimian Rock and the Taruwaian Rock are preserved from the Precambrian. On an area of 779.4 km² the district is overgrown with dense damp forest. The district is mainly drained by the Goa and Ayum rivers. A number of smaller tributaries run through the district.
population
The ethnic composition in the district is dominated by 79 percent from the Akan peoples . Another nine percent of the population are from the peoples of the north of Ghana, eight percent Ewe , four percent are members of the Ga-Adangbe ethnic group .
Of the 110,827 residents of the district, 51 percent are women and 49 percent are men. The average annual growth rate is 2.6 percent. 53 percent of the district's population is of working age. This means that 12 people in the district are dependent on the income of five people.
In the entire district, 71.6 percent of the population live in rural areas. The urban-rural distribution of the population in the Asunafo North District is thus far above the national average of 56.2 percent rural population and the regional average of 61 percent.
Between 1984 and 2000, the population in Ayomso and Akrodie grew to a population of over 5000 and has since been one of the urban settlement areas.
83 percent of the population belong to Christianity, 16 percent are Muslim and one percent belongs to traditional beliefs.
Of the adult population (over 18 years of age), 84 percent of the rural population are married, eleven percent are single, two percent divorced and three percent widowed. In the urban settlement area of the district 71 percent of the people are married, 27 percent single, one percent divorced or widowed. The vast majority of the singles are still studying or undergoing other vocational training. The widows are mostly older women.
economy
Nine percent of employees work in the service sector. However, these workers generate 30 percent of the district's GDP. In comparison, the 64 percent of those employed in agriculture generate only 59 percent of the district's GDP. Of all employees in the district, nine percent work in industry and generate eleven percent of the district's GDP.
Agriculture
Agriculture is an essential economic factor in the district. Of all employees, 64 percent work in this sector. Almost every household in the district works in agriculture through at least one member. On average, the cultivated area is 4 to 6 acres per farm, so that the farmers usually practice subsistence farming.
A total of 12,261 hectares of agricultural land are available in District, but in 2004, for example, only 3,167.6 hectares were under cultivation.
Kassava , maize , plantains and oil palms (palm oil) are grown in the district for commercial purposes. A large number of vegetables are also popular crops.
Livestock farming is not very common in the district. Some farmers keep small groups of pigs, sheep, or goats. Few farms keep poultry in large numbers. Poultry is kept in small numbers by every farm and is one of the main meat suppliers in the district.
81 percent of the farms cultivate mixed fields, 15 percent are plantations and 4 percent are monocultures. A total of 95 percent of the farms still use traditional agricultural methods, only 5 percent use, for example, modern fertilizers or other modern cultivation methods.
Service sector
Four banks have opened branches in the district. With the Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd. and the Agricultural Development Bank Ltd. two nationally active banks are based. Two other banks are small local businesses.
education
There are 88 elementary schools available in the Asunafo North District. 20 schools teach the youth in the district at the junior secondary school level and two senior secondary schools have opened. 42 kindergartens are available for preschool children.
600 teachers are employed in all types of schools, 43.8 percent of whom have been trained in this profession. The number of non-professional teachers is highest in kindergartens and elementary schools.
Water, infrastructure
The water supply in the district is mainly ensured by a few pipes from which water is brought to the individual communities. The Goaso and Ayomso communities already have full access to tap water. The main source of water in the district is the Goa River . In addition to the river, 196 boreholes and 1,557 wells are available, of which only 70 are fully operational and only one is operated fully automatically.
Constituencies
A constituency of the same name was set up in the Asunafo North district. In the constituency, Robert Sarfo-Mensah won a seat in the Ghanaian parliament for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2004 general election.