Upper Denkyira District
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| Hon. Richard Anane Adabor |
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Location:
The district is located on the North-Western part of the Central Region and bounded on the North by Ashanti Region, and West by the West by Western Region, South by Lower Denkyira-Twifo Hemang district and South East by Assin District
Size:
Land Area: 170sq km.
Proportion of land area to region: 0.17 or 17%
No. of Settlements: 189
District Capital:
Dunkwa-On-Offin
Topography:
The area is a dissected plateau rising to about 250 metres above sea level
Pocket of steep-sided hills alternating with flat bottomed valleys. These occur along the North-Western section of the district.
Series of hills range Dunkwa township
Climate: The district falls within the wet-semi-equatorial zone
Temperature: Average annual temperatures are around 29oc in the hottest months and about 24 oc in the coldest months.
Rainfall: There are two rainy seasons with the annyual total between 120cm and 200cm per annum.
The wettest months are May - June, September - October
The main dry season occurs between November and February
Demography:
Population: 108,144 (year 2000)
Population Growth Rate 2.9% per annum
Male, Female Ration: 49.6%, 50.4%
Population Of Major Towns In The District (2000)
Dunkwa - 26,215
Ayanfuri - 3,935
Diaso - 3,420
Kyekyewere - 2,932
Mfuom - 2,296
Asikuma - 1,610
Occupational Distribution Of Labour Force
The total projected economically active population constitutes about 44.8%.
Agricultural sector ? 66% (29, 317 out of 44,234 workers)
Industrial sub sector is categorised into:
Mining and Quarrying
Manufacturing/Processing
Construction
Artisanal and Craftwork
Note: Among the industrial sector activities in the district, mining and wood processing are dominant
Main Economic Activities:
The main economic activities are farming, mining, commerce, informal service and wood processing
Agriculture:
Important crops grown in the district include cocoa, cassava, plantain, oil palm, maize, citrus and pineapple.
Mining :
About five (5) different minerals are deposited in the district.
Trading/Commerce:
Trading is an important economic activity employing a sizeable proportion of the active labour force in the district.
Wood Processing:
The district can boast of large wood processing companies like Thompson Moir? and Galloway (TMG) and international Hardwood Limited (IHL) ?dealers in logs, lumbers and saw milling.
Local Administration
No. Of Constituencies -1
Area council - 8
No. of Electoral Areas - 36
No. of Unit Committees -118
Town Council - 1 Dunkwa
Social And Economic Infrastructure:
Health
Educational Institutions
Water Supply
Financial Institutions
Power Supply
Road Networks
Health
Towns with hospitals - 1(Dunkwa - 1 private 1 government)
Towns with health centres - 3(Kyekyewere, Opponso, Diaso)
Towns with clinics - 5 (imbraim, Ntom, Nkotumso, Dominase)
No. of Doctors - 4
No. of Paramedics - 93
No. of Nurses / Midwives - 65
Water
Number of settlements with pipe-borne water are 33 (Dunkwa, Diaso and Ayanfuri)
Banking Facilities
Most of the commercial Banks have their braches in the district, precisely, the district capital (Dunkwa)
Ghana Commercial Bank - Dunkwa
Social Security Bank - Dunkwa
Barclays Bank - Dunkwa
Rural Banks - Ayanfuri
Non Banking
Dunkwa Teachers Association
Credit Unions
Teachers Credit Union
Road Network:
The district has 47 feeder roads with a total length of 299km. Of these highways constitute 153km.
These reads are well connected with Dunkwa, the district capital. Railway transport is an important means of transportation in the district
The railway network measures up to about 67km ad it runs through the southern portion of the northern portion of the district.
Electricity:
About 3.2% of the district is under the national grid. Towns with electricity:
ECG connected - 4 (Dunkwa, Atechem, Mfuom, Diaso)
Generator Plant - 3 (Subin Hill, Akwaboso, Buabinso)
Post And Telecommunication:
Town with Post Office - 4 (Dunkwa, Ayanfuri, Kyekeywere, Diaso
Towns with Telephone - 1 (Dunkwa)
Internet Satellite Provision
Investment Opportunities
Agriculture
There is a huge investment potential in the agricultural sector of the district expressed by the vast existence of uncultivated arable land.
Availability of skilled and unskilled labour
Favourable climatological conditions exist for large scale agricultural development
Crops
Cocoa, Oil Palm, Citrus, Pineapple, Cassava, etc.
Fish Farming
There is the existence of:
Water Resources for small scale irrigation and fish farming
Fish Hatchery
Mining And Quarrying
Gold Mining.
Kaolin Mining
Clay Mining
Sand Winning
Bauxite Mining
Manganese Mining
Bricks And Tiles Making
Expresses the availability of Clay in the district at Sobroso
Agro Processing
Oil Palm Processing
Cassava Processing
Citrus Processing
Pineapple Processing
Tomato Canning
Incentives For Prospective Investors
The District Assembly will lead investors to acquire land and also assist in the documentation and the registration process.
The Assembly will facilitate the extension of electricity, telephone and pine-borne water to the project site of potential investors
The Assembly will grant (1-5) years tax holiday to prospective investors depending on the priority of the sector and the scale of investment capital
The district is served by the main Eastern and Western railway lines thus facilitating the transportation of machinery, raw material and finished goods.
The Dunkwa-On-Offin township is served with excellent banking services including Barclays Bank, Social Security Bank, Commercial Bank and Rural Banks.
The existence of the Central Region Development Commission (CEDECOM) which provides business advice and other support services on behalf of entrepreneurs and investors.
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