Mpohor / Wassa East District
The Mpohor / Wassa East District is a former district in the western region of Ghana . The district was separated from what was then Wassa East District in 1988 and was located in the southeastern part of the region, separated from the Gulf of Guinea by the narrow Shama Ahanta East Metropolitan District . The Akan people of the Wassa gave their name to the district . The district was divided into the districts of Mpohor and Wassa East .
143,000 inhabitants lived in an area of 2,073 km² (as of 2005).
Population and culture
88% of the population lived in rural areas ; H. in towns with fewer than 5000 inhabitants. Of the locations listed below, only Daboase and Mpohor were urbanized . Even the capital Daboase only had a population of 6,000.
There were two so-called paramountcies (recognized areas of traditional rulers) in the district: Wassa Fiase with Benso as the seat and Wassa Mpohor with seat in Mpohor.
Economy, traffic and the environment
The district was located in one of the rainiest areas of Ghana. The original primary rainforest , however, had declined significantly due to deforestation for settlement purposes and commercial logging.
In particular, overexploitation by logging companies and the use of mercury in gold mining had already led to changes in the average precipitation and to considerable soil erosion and degradation .
The road network was poorly developed, and many settlements were cut off from their surroundings during the rainy season . The Takoradi - Kumasi railway ran through the towns of Manso and Angu. In the north, the district was touched by the Takoradi – Accra railway line , which, however, was not in operation.
71.5% of the population worked in agriculture, which, however, was ineffective due to traditional methods (more than 90% are slash and burn ). Fertilizers and agricultural machinery were not affordable for the absolute majority of farmers. Were cultivated cassava , plantain , corn , yams and vegetables as well as cash crops cocoa , palm oil and to a lesser extent coffee . Oil palms have been farmed on a large scale in commercial plantation cultivation by companies such as Benso Oil Palm Plantation (BOPP) NORPALM, WAOPP and Ayiem Oil Mills.
The district's industry was limited to palm oil processing and mining ( gold and, to a lesser extent, iron ore ).
Locations with more than 5000 inhabitants
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