Dormaa Ahenkro

Dormaa Ahenkro
Dormaa
Town & District Capital
View of a high street in Dormaa Ahenkro
View of a high street in Dormaa Ahenkro
Dormaa Ahenkro is located in Ghana
Dormaa Ahenkro
Dormaa Ahenkro
Location of Dormaa Ahenkro in Bono
Coordinates: 7°17′N 2°53′W / 7.283°N 2.883°W / 7.283; -2.883
CountryGhana
RegionBono
DistrictDormaa Municipal
Elevation
258 m (846 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
1 million
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)GMT

Dormaa Ahenkro is a town and also the capital of Dormaa Traditional Area Dormaa Municipal of the Bono Region, in Ghana.[2] Dormaa Ahenkro has a historical reference for their brave warlords. Dormaa Ahenkro is the capital for the Dormaa traditional area and serves as the seat of the Paramount chief Oseadeeyo Nana Agyeman Badu II.[3]

Dorma currently is divided into three Districts; Dormaa Municipal Dormaa Ahenkro as its capital, Dormaa West District[4] Nkrankwanta as its capital[5] and Dormaa East District Wamfie as its capital.

  1. ^ "2010 Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  2. ^ "Dormaa District". dormaa.ghanadistricts.gov.gh. 12 April 2024. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Dormaa Hene Outdoored". Ghanaweb. 26 July 1999. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Nkrankwanta - Brong-Ahafo Map, Weather and Photos - Ghana: populated place - Lat:7.01944 and Long:-3.04333". www.getamap.net.
  5. ^ "Ghana: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".