Botsomtwe / Atwima / Kwanhuma District

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Botsomtwe / Atwima / Kwanhuma District
Location of the district of Botsomtwe / Atwima / Kwanhuma within the Ashanti region
country GhanaGhana Ghana
region Ashanti region
Capital Kuntenase
District shape common
District Chief Executive Bright Addae Munumkum
surface 718 km²
population 146,028 (2000)
Population density 203 Ew. / km²
ISO 3166-2 GH-AH-BK

The Botsomtwe / Atwima / Kwanhuma District is one of 138 districts in Ghana . It is located in the center of the country in the Ashanti region and is one of 21 regional districts there.

The Botsomtwe / Atwima / Kwanhuma District borders the Atwima Nwabiagya , Ejisu-Juaben , Amansie West , Amansie Central , Amansie East and Kumasi Metropolitan districts . Chief Executive of the 718 km² district with approx. 146,028 inhabitants is Bright Addae Munumkum , based in the district capital Kuntenase .

geography

With a size of 718 km² the district takes up 2.81 percent of the area of ​​the Ashanti region .

Lake Bosumtwi , created by a meteorite impact , is located in the district . Several smaller streams run from the slopes of the impact crater and feed into the lake. Other rivers such as the Oda , Butu , Siso , Supan and Asanbanwe run in a north-south direction.

The district is located in the semi-humid zone and is characterized by two rainy seasons between March and July and between September and November. The month of August is rather cool and dry.

The average temperature is between 24 ° C in August and 27.8 ° C in February. The average humidity in the afternoon is 71.6 percent in the rather dry August and 42.5 percent in January.

Gold deposits are in the localities of Adjuampong, Ampabame No. 1, Ahenema Kokoben, Nkoranza, Trede, Beposo, Nyameani, Trabuom, Kyekyebon and Adu-Wamase confirmed. Diamonds can be found in the Affoa River and near the towns of Atasuo, Atetesua, Obo and Kwabena. Sand and stones for the construction industry are also sufficiently available in the district.

politics

The district is divided into five parishes (Area Councils) Twedie, Kuntanase, Boneso, Kwanwoma and Jachie.

population

At the Ghana census, the district had 146,028 inhabitants, of whom 71,904 were men and 74,124 were women. In 2000, 49.2 percent men and 50.8 percent women lived in Botsomtwe / Atwima / Kwanhuma. The district population makes up 4 percent of the population of the Ashanti region . The population is growing annually by 3.0 percent, which is less than the regional average with a growth rate of 3.4 percent.

The population is spread over 130 settlements, many of which have a population of less than 500. Only two settlements achieve the status of an urban municipality with 7,368 and 5,023 respectively (in 2000). The settlements of Foase, Trede, Trabuom, Twedie, Nwineso No. 1, Kuntanase, Kromoase, Ahenema Kokoben, Aburaso and Esereso have population numbers between 4,871 and 2,860 in 2000. The population lives in households with an average of eight people and often three generations.

In the district, 48.3 percent of the people (70,410 in 2000) are of working age. A total of 51.7 percent belong to the population groups between 0-14 and over 65 years of age. An average household has to spend 54.5 percent of its income on food. Of all households, 43.75 percent can save capital in a bank or at home.

The district has experienced an exodus from its rural areas in recent years. Some of the job seekers are drawn to the nearby regional capital of Kumasi . More and more people are commuting between their homes in the district and their work in the cities. 96 percent of the population live in rural areas, only 4 percent live in the two smaller towns in the district.

Most of the district's residents are farmers. There are also many fishermen living around Lake Bosumtwi , and they often still go out on the lake in their traditional board boats.

As everywhere in Ghana, the district is run at the local level alongside the administrations of traditional rulers. In the Kuntanase Traditional Area there is a Paramount Chief, who is subordinate to 10 chiefs.

The majority of the population belongs to Christianity, with Muslims and followers of traditional religions also represented.

economy

Agriculture

The most important economic factor is agriculture. 62.6 percent of the workforce is employed in this area. 57.4 percent of all employees work in farms with agricultural land and 5.2 percent in fishing or on fish farms.

The slash and burn is still essential in district funds agriculture. Agriculture employs the permanent field of economy for plantings that a longer growing phase as palm oil , citrus fruits, bananas and cocoa . In addition to the permanent field management, the farmers use the field change management for the cultivation of maize, yam , cassava and vegetables. This type of cultivation is operated both as monoculture and as mixed cultivation. After a cultivation period, the farmer changes the plot and leaves the previous farmland fallow.

Due to a lack of storage capacity, a large part of the harvest is lost every year.

Service sector

About 19.2 percent of the population work in the service sector. This also includes public service employees.

Industry and craft

16.7 percent of all employees in the district work in industry. Most industrial companies depend on the manufacturing sector because of their production processes. These are usually companies that are involved in the processing of agricultural products, such as cassava flour factories or leather goods manufacturers.

Smaller companies in the industrial sector are pottery, weaving ( Kente ) and textile companies. Medium-sized companies can be found in the areas of furniture manufacturing, palm oil production, bakeries and mills. Traditional handicrafts are also of particular importance.

health

Of all the diseases, malaria is the most common in the district at 43 percent. At all drug sales outlets, dealers are trained to treat mild cases of malaria themselves. There are 26 health facilities throughout the district. Fourteen institutions are public bodies, seven are mission houses and five institutions work on a private basis in Kuntanase, Jachie / Pramso, Foase / Trabuom, Trede and Amakom.

21 communities have access to tap water from the Kumasi water system. A total of 72.8 percent of the population is dependent on wells for fresh water supply, 26 hand-dug wells supply a further 20 percent of the population.

Only in the district capital Kuntanase is there an EU-funded water project in the form of a pump-operated well.

education

There are 93 kindergartens, 101 elementary schools, 71 junior secondary schools and three senior secondary schools in the district . There are an average of 30 school children per teacher at all school levels. There are 3,212 students at the three high schools, of which 2,061 are girls and 1,151 are boys. 1586 teachers and educators work at all levels of the educational system.

Infrastructure

There are around 300 km of roads, but they are usually not paved and are often impassable, especially in the rainy season.

Regular larger markets are not organized in the district. Trade and sales take place in small shops and small markets. The lack of central markets is due to the poor condition of the road network. Smaller local markets are held in Kuntanase, Jachie, Esereso, Brodekwano, Sabin Akrofrom, Aburaso and Trabuom. In the other towns in the district, goods are sold on the streets without market organization, stands or fixed times.

Attractions

The most important tourist destination, but also a center of attraction for scientific research, is Lake Bosumtwi , which is one of the largest natural lakes in the world. There are 24 villages on its banks, of which only the village of Abono is open to tourists. From Kumasi you need 30 minutes on the well-developed route to Abano.

Constituencies

In the district of Botsomtwe / Atwima / Kwanhuma three constituencies were established. In the constituency of Atwima-Kwanhoma, Mathew Kwaku Antwi won the seat in the Ghanaian parliament for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2004 general election. Nana Yaw Edward Ofori-Kuragu (NPP) was elected for the Bosome-Freho constituency and Nana Yaw Edward Ofori-Kuragu (NPP) for the Bosomtwe constituency.

Important localities

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