Obuasi Municipal Assembly

Obuasi Municipal Assembly is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana.[2][3] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Adansi West District in 1988, until part of the district was split off to create Obuasi Municipal District on 15 December 2003 (effectively 17 February 2004); whose remaining parts had been absorbed into parts of Adansi North District and Adansi South District respectively. Later, the eastern part of the district was split off to create Obuasi East District on 15 March 2018; thus the remaining part has been retained as Obuasi Municipal Assembly. The municipality is the southern part of Ashanti Region and has Obuasi as its capital town.

Obuasi Municipal Assembly
Municipal District
Official seal of Obuasi Municipal Assembly
Seal
Districts of Ashanti Region
Districts of Ashanti Region
Obuasi Municipal Assembly is located in Ghana
Obuasi Municipal Assembly
Obuasi Municipal Assembly
Location of Obuasi Municipal District within Ashanti
Coordinates: 6°12′N 1°41′W
Country Ghana
Region Ashanti
CapitalObuasi
Government
 • Municipal Chief ExecutiveElijah Adansi-Bonah
Area
 • Total96.42 km2 (37.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total104,297[1]
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Resources

The city is well known for its natural resource: gold.

Geography

The Municipality is located at the southern part of Ashanti between latitude 5.35N and 5.65N and longitude 6.35N and 6.90N. It covers a land area of 1624 km2. There are 53 villages in the Municipality which share 19 electoral areas. It is bounded to the east by the Adansi South District, west by Amansie Central District and to the north by the Adansi North District. It has Obuasi as its Administrative Capital, where the famous and rich Obuasi Gold Mine is located.

Climate and topography

The Municipality has a rather undulating topography and the climate is of the semi-equatorial type with a double rainfall regime. Mean annual rainfall ranges between 1250mm and 1750mm. Mean average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and relative humidity is 75% - 80% in the wet season.

The vegetation is predominantly a degraded and semi-deciduous forest. The forest consists of limited species of hardwood which are harvested as lumber. The Municipality has nice scenery due to the hilly nature of the environment.

References
  1. Ghana: Administrative Division
  2. "Plans underway to dredge Owabi, Barekese rivers". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  3. Boakye, Edna Agnes (2021-05-22). "Obuasi Guaso: Assemblyman donates to Saqquafiya Islamic School". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. Retrieved 2021-05-22.

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