ADANSI NORTH
PROFILE
Adansi North District is one of the 254 Districts in Ghana including the 38 newly
created Districts in 2018. It is one of the 43 Administrative Districts in Ashanti
Region. The District was created by Legislative Instrument (LI 1758) dated 17th
February, 2004. The Adansi North District was carved out of two former Districts
namely; Adansi East and Adansi west now Adansi South and Obuasi Municpal
Assembly respectively. In 2018, the Adansi South District has also been carved out
of the Adansi North District to further deepen decentralization and development.
The Distric is bounded in the South-West by Obuasi Municipal, in the South by
Adansi Asokwa District, in South-East by Bosome Freho District, in the North –
East by Bekwai Municipal Assembly and in West by Amansie Central District. It
has its capital at Fomena located on the Kumasi –Cape Coast main road. The
District has 16 electoral areas and one constituency (Fomena). The District has
three (3) Area councils i.e. Akokerri, Dompoase and Fomena.
It engages in agriculture, trade and services as its major economic activity.
