The Fanteakwa District is one of the twenty (20) districts within the Eastern Region of Ghana. It lies within longitudes 0°32.5’ West and 0°10’ East and latitudes 6° 15’ North and 6° 40’ North. Begoro is the District capital of the Fanteakwa District with an estimated population of 23,070 (18,200 in 1984) while the total District population stands at 103,711 (1997) and about 74934 (1984).
It is bonded to the North by the Volta Lake, to the North-West by Kwahu-South District, South-West by the East Akim Municipal, Lower Manya Krobo District to the East and to the South East by the Yilo Krobo District. It is located exactly at the middle of the Eastern Region. Koforidua being the Regional capital of the Eastern region is about 50km from Begoro and also lies to the south of the District capital. Other important towns here are Bosuso, Osino and Hemang.
With a total land area of 1150 sq.km, Fanteakwa District occupies 7.68% of the total land area within the Region (18310 sq.km) and constitutes 0.48% of the total land area in Ghana.
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Fire burnt down part of the girls’ dormitory of the Begoro Presbyterian Senior High School, on Sunday, causing extensive damage to the property of 120 students with some of the victims preparing for their West Africa Senior High School Certificate Examination (WASCE). : more »
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FANTEAKWA : DCE confirmed. The Fanteakwa District Assembly has confirmed the President’s nominee, Mr Fuseini Abass Sbaabe, a 43 year- old bilingual secretary, as the District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area.
(OSINO) FANTEAKWA: Help curb indiscipline in our society- Ampofo The Eastern Regional Minster, Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo said the many social vices in our society was eating deep into the moral fabric of society thus giving a wrong signal towards efforts to building a better Ghana.
(AKIM ASAMAMA) FANTEAKWA : Church to build new edifice The Akim Asamama branch of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church have realized GH¢2,500 at a harvest towards the completion of the church building started four years ago.
