Offinso Municipal District
Offinso Municipal District | |
|---|---|
Municipal District | |
Districts of Ashanti Region | |
Location of Offinso Municipal District within Ashanti | |
| Coordinates: 6°59′N 1°41′W / 6.983°N 1.683°W | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Ashanti |
| Capital | Offinso |
| Government | |
| • Municipal Chief Executive | Hon. Solomon Kesse |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,451 km2 (560 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 138,190 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| ISO 3166 code | GH-AH-OF |
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Offinso Municipal District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Offinso District, which it was created from the former Offinso District Council; until the northern part of the district was later split off to create Offinso North District on 29 February 2008; while the remaining part was elevated to municipal district assembly status on the same year to become Offinso Municipal District. The municipality is located in the northern part of Ashanti Region and has Offinso as its capital town.