Yilo Krobo District

Yilo Krobo Municipal
Municipal

Eastern Region districts
Yilo Krobo Municipal

Location of Yilo Krobo district in Eastern Region

Coordinates: 6°6′36″N 0°6′36″W / 6.11000°N 0.11000°W / 6.11000; -0.11000Coordinates: 6°6′36″N 0°6′36″W / 6.11000°N 0.11000°W / 6.11000; -0.11000
Region Eastern Region
Capital Somanya
Government
  Type District Assembly
  District Executive Hon. Andrews Sodah
Area
  Total 594 km2 (229 sq mi)
Population (2013)
  Total
Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
  Summer (DST) GMT (UTC)

The Yilo Krobo District is one of the twenty-one (21) districts of the Eastern Region of south Ghana.[1] The capital is Somanya.

Geography

The Yilo Krobo district is approximately between latitude 60 .00’N and 00 .30’N and between longitude 00 . 30’ and 10 .00’W. It covers an estimated area of 805sq.km, constituting 4.2 percent of the total area of the Eastern Region with Somanya as its capital. The Yilo Krobo district is bounded in the north and east by Lower Manya Krobo District, in the South by Akuapim North District and on the West by New-Juaben Municipal District, East Akim Municipal District and Fanteakwa District.[1]

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