Briefly discussed as background to the Ashanti Region, among others, are the history, location and physical features, modern political and traditional administration, cultural and social structure, religion, tourist attractions, demographic characteristics and the major economic activities.
Location The Ashanti Region is centrally located in the middle belt of Ghana. It lies between longitudes 0.15W and 2.25W, and latitudes 5.50N and 7.46N. The region shares boundaries with four of the ten political regions, Brong-Ahafo in the north, Eastern region in the east, Central region in the south and Western region in the South west.
Physical Features The region occupies a total land area of 24,389 square kilometres representing 10.2 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. It is the third largest region after Northern (70,384 sq. kms) and Brong Ahafo (39,557 sq. kms) regions.
The region has a population density of 148.1 persons per square kilometre, the third after Greater Accra and Central Regions. More than half of the region lies within the wet, semi-equatorial forest zone.
Due to human activities and bushfires, the forest vegetation of parts of the region, particularly the north-eastern part, has been reduced to savanna. The region has an average annual rainfall of 1270mm and two rainy seasons. The major rainy season starts in March, with a major pick in May. There is a slight dip in July and a pick in August, tapering off in November. December to February is dry, hot, and dusty.
The average daily temperature is about 27 degrees Celsius. Much of the region is situated between 150 and 300 metres above sea level. The region is endowed with a spectacular geography-lakes, scarps, forest reserves, waterfalls, national parks, birds and wildlife sanctuaries.
A GH¢ 14,000.00 mechanized borehole to end the acute water problem faced by residents of Amakom in Kumasi, has been inaugurated to supply the population with 1,500 gallons of water daily.
The National Health Insurance capitation scheme has chalked significant strides after a year of piloting in the Ashanti Region. It includes the enrolment of a total of 1,817,648 as against 1,750,000 before its onset.
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly has devoted a sum of GH¢200,000 to help victims of last Sunday’s devastating fire at the Central Market put up temporary structures.
A $66,000.00 World Bank Project to aid the training of wood workers in Information Communication Technology (ICT), to add value to their products, has been launched at the Wood Industry Training School (WITC) at Akyawkrom near Ejisu.
District Chief Executive of Adansi North, Alhaji Abdul Latif Majdoud has told Joy News he suspects arson in the fire which gutted the Adansi North District Assembly office, destroying several items.
The District Chief Executive for the Kwabre East, Mr. Adams Iddisah has assured of the Assembly’s continued support for the maintenance of peace security in the district.
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