ASUOGYAMAN
DISTRICT PROFILEThe Asuogyaman District Assembly is one of the 32 Municipal and District Assemblies in the
Eastern Region. It was created under local government instrument L.I. 1431 of 1988 as a result of
Ghana Government re-demarcation exercise carried out to operationalize decentralization
programme in the country from the defunct Kaoga District, which had Somanya as the capital.The Administrative capital of the District is Atimpoku.
The district shares boundaries with Kwahu Afram Plains North to the north, Upper Manya
District to the west, Lower Manya Krobo District to the south and South Dayi, Ho West and North
Tongu Districts to the east. Asuogyaman is a traditional district braided by the Volta Lake, making
it a tourism and acqua- culture hub and a great potential for agricultural development.
The main marketing centres are Akosombo, Marine, Atimpoku, Frankadua, Sapor and Labolabo.
These towns have weekly market days except Akosombo and Atimpoku which have two market
days in a week (Mondays and Thursdays).Agriculture is the major economic activity in terms of employment and rural income generation in
the District currently engaging nearly 60% of the total working population.
The
principal agricultural products are as follows: Mango as tree crop, Cocoa and Oil palm Industrial
Crops. Roots and tuber found in the district include yam, Cassava and Cocoyam. Fruits and
Vegetables include Banana, Pineapple, Mango, Tomato, Pepper etc, while the main cereal grown
is maize.
