Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District
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Location:
The Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District is located on the north central portion of the Central Religion of Ghana. It is bordered on the North by Sourth Birim District of the Eastern Religion on the south by Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District,on the West by the Agona District.
Size:
The District covers a land area of about 884. 84sqkm. Proportion of land area to region is 0.09:1 (9% of the total land area of the Central Region)
District Capital
Breman Asikuma
Topography
The District is an undulating low lying area ranging between 15 metres above sea level with no outstanding highlands.
It is drained by numerous streams of which the most important ones are Nakwa-Ochi River,Osia River and Boyow River.
Climate
The District lies in the moist semiequatorial zone.
Temperature
Monthly temperatures ranges from 340c in the hottest month (March) to about 26oc in August.
Rainfall
Mean annual rainfall ranges from 120cm in the South-east to 200cm in the North-west.
The District also experiences double maxima rainfall with peaks in May-June and September-October.
Relative Humidity
High during the rainy season around 80% but falls to between 50% end 60% during the dry hot season.
Geology and Soil
The District is basically underlined by the Cape Coast granite rocks. They form the basis of high potential of Muscovite and quarry stones particularry at Odoben and kooso.
Geologically, the said associations encountered in the District are developed mainly over granite rocks and river deposits / alluminium.
Vegetation
Tropical rainforest type interspersed with grassland. The District has four forest reserves namely the Baako, Supong, Wawahi and the Oboyow Forest Reserves. Each of the first three forest reserves has a land area of 25. 6km2. Within these reserves, the forest is luxuriant and exhibit the three-tier layer. Outside the forest reserves, human activities such as farming, lumbering, and building have reduced much of the virgin forest into secondary forest.
Demography
Total Population (Year 2000) 89,395
Population Growth Rate-Urban area 4.0%, Rural area-2.3%
Percentage distribution: Male-48.0%, Female-51.6% of the projected total population of 67,550 live in the rural areas.
Number of Settlements ?245 Number of Urban Centres-3, Breman-Asikuma, Odoben,Brakwa
Population of Major Towns in the District
Breman Asikuma - 12,391
Breman Odoben - 8,275
Breman Brekwa - 7,812
Breman Kuntanase - 4,633
Breman Bedum - 3,956
Main economic activities
Agriculture
Agriculture is the backbone of the District?s economy employing about 76% of the active population.
Livestock
The livestock sector in the District covers cattle, sheep, goat, pig, poultry, turkey, duck and rabbit.
Fishing
Inland fishing is carried out on a minor scale in streams and dug ? out ponds. Tilapia and mud fish are the main types of fish caught.
Manufacturing Industries
The District has no large scale industries but has a number of small scale industries (SSIs). These include cassava processing at Anhwiam, Bedum and Towoboase, alluminium pot making at jamra and Odoben and soap making at Ayipey and Nwomase.
Other SSI activities include carpentry, carving, palm Oil exraction, apketeshie (local gin ) distillery and dress making.
Trading
Most of the District?s agricultural produce are marked outside the District. The main weekly markets where agricultural produce and manufactured goods are traded in the District are located at Asikuma Odoben-Brakwa, Kuntanase, Jamra, Bedum, Benin, Kosoko,Ayipey, Nawomaso, Amanfopong, Amoanda and Anwiam. The main market days in these towns fall on Tuesdays and Fridays, except Brakwa where the market day is on Thusday.
Mining and Quarrying
There are reports of traces of gold (at Ayipey, Amoanda. Nawomaso Amanfopong and Kosoko), diamond (at Nwamaso; Enikokow near Anhunam and Kosoko),clay deposit at Bedum, Kaolin deposit near Anhwiam,and granite at Fosuansa, Otabilkwaa.
Local Administration
Number of constituencies - 1
Area Councils - 5
Number of Electoral Areas - 30
Number of Unit Committes -71
Town Councils - 3
Social and Economic Infrastructure
Health
Towns with Hospital(s) ? 1 Breman Asikuma (Roman Catholic Hospital)
Towns with Health Centres ? 2 Odoben, Brakwa
Towns with Clinics - 3
Number of Doctors - 4
Number of Paramedics - 107
Pipe-borne water
Settlements served with pipe-borne water - 3
Settlements served with mechanised borehole - 1
Settlements served with borehol - 100
Settlements with hand dug wells - 70
Post and Telecommunication
Towns with Post office - 2
Towns with Postal Agency - 3
Towns with Telephones-Nil However, there are three communications centers at Breman Asikuma.
Electricity
Towns with electricity-4
Banking Facilities
Towns with Banking facilities-3 (Breman, Asikuma, Odoben, Brakwa)
Road Network
Breman-Asikuma, the District capital is a rural town, 25 kilometres away from Mankessim, Akim-Oda, Agona, Swedru and Assin Fosu (all big commercial towns).
The District is fairly linked to the rest of the Central Religion and adjacent District in the Eastern Religion. The main roads in the District are the Mankes-sim, Breman-Asikuma and the Agona Swedru, Assin Fosu roads.
Water Resources
The existence of river Ochi and its tributaries could be utilized for multi-purpose activities such as source of drinking water through treatment works, irrigation for farming, fishing ect.
Tourism
Odwira festival (Asikuma ) Ekwapong Afahye ( Odoben ) and Pintanko Afahy
( Brakwa ) are traditional festivals in the District that could be organized and packaged as tourist attractions.
Investment Potentials
Investment Opportunities
Maining and Quarrying
Gold (at ayipey, Nsormu, Amanfopong and Kokoso )
Diamond (at Nwomaso, Enikokow near Anhwiam and kokoso Muscovite and quarry stones (at Odoben ) for the construction Industry
Clay deposits (at Bedum )
Kaolin deposits (near Anhwiam ) Petukyiri-Yekukoa
Industry
Agro-Processing- (palm oil extraction, palm kernel oil Extraction.
Sugar Cane processing,
Gari Processing )
Citronella processing
Block making
Saw mills
Agriculture
There is plenty of arable land with very rich soils which make agriculture very rewarding.
Natural Resources
Forest Reserves
The vest stretch of the forest in the district provides the basis for buoyant logging in the timber industry. The furniture industry also has a lot of potential both for the local market and for export . Tall trees found include odum, edinam, dahoma, and bamboo.
The district has lots of forest reserves which are sources for wild life development.
Incentives to investors
The District Assembly will:
Assist investors to aquire land and prorer tenancy agreement.
Facilitate consultations with decentralised departments.
Facilitate negotiation and the subsequent preparation of site plans and indentures on such lands for investors.
Offer investors zero percent tax from the District Assembly for a period not more than five (5)years.
Facilitate the provision of basic infrastructure such as access road, water and electricity to project sites.
Provide investors, any relevant information on mineral deposit, surveys and feasibility studies carried out on such minerals
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