Overview

The Sekyere Kumawu District is one of the 43 administrative districts in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The district was created in 2012 after it was granted district status in 2008. It has Kumawu as the district capital. It is in the region’s north-eastern corner, roughly between 6° 45′ and 7° 32′ north latitude and 0° 22′ west longitude. The districts share boundaries with Sekyere South, Mampong Municipal, and Sekyere Central to the west, Ashanti Akim North to the East, Sekyere East to the south, and Sekyere Afram Plain to the north. The district has a gross land area of around 3,500.5 square kilometers. The projected population of the district is 67,128, as at 2023, using the 2022/21 population census.

Climate and Vegetation

The district’s climatic conditions are like those found in Ghana’s middle belt. The average monthly temperature is about 26°C. Usually in March and April, maximum temperatures of 29°C to 31°C are recorded, while minimum temperatures of 21°C to 23°C are recorded in August. The rainy season usually runs from April to early August, with the dry season starting from September to early December.

The district’s residents are mostly farmers. Cassava, maize, yam, cocoyam, corn, tomatoes, onions, are major food crops grown in the district.

The district’s vegetation is being affected by the felling of trees for charcoal burning. The district was originally a wooded savanna that protected the southern part of the Ashanti Region and beyond from the harmattan and the Sahel.

Tourist Attraction

There are many tourist attractions in the district. The Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary is one such location. Sand winning is also very popular in the district which has a lot of negative impact in the environment.

Kumawuman Rural Banks, and Asokore/Nsutaman Rural Banks with some branches located in few communities in the district are the providers of financial services to the majority of the people in the district.

Just a few communities in the district have access to the national grid for electricity.

The Ghana Police Service is also present in the district with stations in some few communities.

The district’s residents believe in the Supreme God. Christians, Muslims, and traditional worshipers make up the city.

Ethnic Groups

The district is ethnically homogeneous, particularly in the south, where most indigenous people (the Ashanti) and other Twi-speaking Akan groups coexist with a few northern tribal groups.

The legislative, deliberative, executive, and administrative processes and roles of the district Assembly are like those of any other governance organization.

There are six senior high schools and two technical schools in the district. There are approximately 117 primary and junior high schools in the district.

communication

Cell phones are the primary mode of communication, and most networks are available in most communities.

Disease Burden

Malaria is still the most common disease in the district, but respiratory infections, diarrheal diseases, and skin diseases are also prevalent.

Vision

To create a Model Health District with health system that ensure healthy and productive population that produces itself safely

Mission

Improve the health status of people in all communities in the District through the provision of high-quality preventive, curative and rehabilitative health services with sustainable Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) approach.

Sub-Districts

The district is divided into four (4) sub districts: Kumawu, Woraso, Bira Owam, and Oyoko. There is one District Hospital, nine (9) health centers including private, eight (8) CHPS compounds and twenty-seven (27) CHPS zones that are operational.

District Projected Population

health facility profile by ownership in the district

health facility profile by type in the district

category of human resources in the district