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Asunafo North Municipal Assembly

Asunafo North Municipal Assembly

Asunafo North Municipal Assembly.
  • Name of MMDA: Asunafo North Municipal Assembly
  • Region: Ahafo Region
  • Type of Assembly: Municipal
  • Capital: Goaso
  • Year Established: 1988 (upgraded to municipal status in 2004)

The Asunafo North Municipal is one of the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana, and forms part of the 6 of Municipalities and Districts in the Ahafo Region.

Asunafo North Municipal was one of the first Districts created in the then Brong Ahafo Region and which dates back as far as 1912.

The Asunafo North Municipal lies between latitudes 6°27°N and 7.00°N and longitudes 2°52°W. The total land size of the Municipality is 1093.7km2 with 389.7 km2 covered by forest reserves.

The Municipality shares common boundaries with Asutifi South District in the north-east, Dormaa Central Municipal on the north-west and Juaboso District and Sefwi-Wiaso Municipal in Western North Region on the west-south borders, and Asunafo South District in the Ahafo Region on the south-eastern borders.

Geographical and Demographic Data

  • Major Towns/Communities: Goaso, Mim, Akrodie, Ayomso, Fawohoyeden.
  • Boundaries:
    • North – Asutifi North District
    • South – Asunafo South District
    • East – Dormaa Central (Bono Region)
    • West – Juaboso District (Western North Region)

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Governance and Leadership

  • Municipal Chief Executive (MCE): Hon. Yaw Osei-Boahen
  • Presiding Member: Hon. Jones Afriyie-Anto
  • Assembly Structure:
    • 29 Electoral Areas with elected and appointed members
    • Sub-district structures: Urban, Zonal, and Town Councils, Unit Committees
    • Functional Sub-Committees: Finance & Administration, Works, Development Planning, Social Services, Justice & Security, Women & Children
  • Assembly Membership: Elected members, appointed members, MCE, and MP.

Development Priorities

  • Key Sectors of Focus: Agriculture, Education, Health, Roads & Infrastructure, Water & Sanitation, Local Economic Development.
  • Flagship Projects & Programmes:
    • Cocoa and timber industry support
    • Planting for Food and Jobs
    • Rural electrification projects
    • Upgrading of health and school facilities
    • Feeder road rehabilitation to link farming communities

SDGs Alignment: Priorities align with SDGs 1 (No Poverty), 2 (Zero Hunger), 3 (Good Health), 4 (Quality Education), 6 (Clean Water & Sanitation), 8 (Decent Work & Economic Growth).

Local Economic Development (LED)

  • Main Economic Activities: Cocoa farming, timber processing, food crop farming, petty trading, livestock rearing.
  • Key Crops: Cocoa, plantain, cassava, maize, cocoyam, vegetables.
  • Livestock: Goats, sheep, pigs, poultry.
  • Key Investment Opportunities:
    • Cocoa and timber processing industries
    • Agro-processing of cassava, maize, and vegetables
    • Real estate and housing in Goaso
    • Tourism development in forest and natural reserves

Business Support Services: Business Advisory Centre (BAC), financial institutions, farmer cooperatives.

Social Services and Infrastructure

  • Health Facilities: Municipal hospital at Goaso, health centres, CHPS compounds.
  • Educational Institutions: Basic schools, SHS (Goaso SHS, Mim SHS), vocational/technical schools.
  • Road Network Condition: Trunk roads connecting Goaso to other towns fairly good; feeder roads in farming areas poor.
  • Water & Sanitation Coverage: Boreholes, small-town water systems, and streams; sanitation challenges persist in rural communities.

Environment and Climate Resilience

  • Waste Management Systems: Managed by Zoomlion Ghana Ltd. and community-based initiatives.
  • Climate Adaptation Efforts: Tree planting, agroforestry, awareness campaigns on climate-smart agriculture.
  • Environmental Challenges: Deforestation, illegal mining, poor waste disposal, land degradation.

Civic Engagement and Participation

  • Public Engagement Strategies: Town hall meetings, public hearings, community durbars, participatory planning.
  • Youth & Women Inclusion Mechanisms: Gender Desk, youth in agriculture, women’s cooperatives, PWD Fund.

Electoral Areas

1. MENSAKROM
2. FIANKO
3. FAWOHOYEDEN
4. BITRE
5. MIM CENTRAL
6. GYASIKROM
7. NYIMAYE/ ASUMURA
8. POMAAKROM
9. AWEWOHO MANHYIA
10. WAM
11. MANUKROM
12. ASAFO-AKRODIE
13. GOASO AHENBOBOANO
14. GOASO MANHYIA
15. GOASO ABOTANSO
16. NANA BOFA
17. DOMINASE
18. AIRPORT QUARTERS- MIM
19. AKRODIE MANHYIA
20. KUMAHO
21. NYAMEBEKYERE/ ASUADAI
22. AKRODIE- KRONKO
23. AKRODIE -AHENBOBOANO
24. BEDIAKO
25. AMPENKRO
26. MIM- DOME
27. AYOMSO AHENBOBOANO
28. KASAPIN
29. ASUBOI AHENKRO