Jaman South Municipal District | |
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 Districts of Bono Region | |
  Jaman South Municipal District Location of Jaman South Municipal District within Bono Region | |
| Coordinates: 7°35′13″N 2°47′17″W / 7.58694°N 2.78806°W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Capital | Drobo |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Jaman South Municipal District is one of the twelve (12) districts in Bono Region, Ghana. Originally known as Jaman District on March 10, 1989, after being created from the former Berekum-Jaman District within the then-larger Brong-Ahafo Region. Later on, part of the district was split off to create Jaman North District on November 12, 2003; thus the remaining original part became Jaman South District.[1] It was later upgraded to municipal status in November 2017, and renamed as Jaman South Municipal District. The municipality is located in the western part of Bono Region and has Drobo as its capital town.[2][3]
It shares common borders with Berekum West District the south-east, Jaman North District to the North, Dormaa Municipal to the south and La Côte d'Ivoire in the west. The Municipal has a total land area of about 700 km2 (270 sq mi) and about 130 settlements most of which are rural communities and have a population less than 400. It has a total land area of 1,500 km2 (580 sq mi).
- ^ "Nineteen New Districts Created". ghanaweb.com. 20 November 2003. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2006.
- ^ "Berekum GhanaDistricts". Berekum GhanaDistricts Government of Ghana. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana". www.ghanadistricts.com. Retrieved 12 August 2024.