Biakoye District
The Biakoye District is one of the eight districts in the Oti Region and formerly one of the twenty-five (25) districts in the Volta Region of Ghana. Biakoye district's capital and administrative centre is Nkonya Ahenkro.
Biakoye District | |
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| Region | Oti |
| District type | Ordinary |
| Inaugurated | 29 February 2008 |
| Capital | Nkonya Ahenkro |
| Government | |
| • Chief Executive | Louis Nana Akattah |
| ISO 3166 code | GH-TV-BI |
History
The Biakoye District was created in 2008 and inaugurated officially on 29 February 2008.
Towns[1]
- Bowiri Anyinase
- Aboabo
- Tapa Abotoase
- Tapa Amanya
- Tapa Amanfrom
- Dedekrom
- Oyiran
- Bowiri Amanfrom
- Bowiri Kyirahin
- Takrabe
- Aboabo Abohire
- Takrabe
- Anlokodzi
- Bongo
- Odumase
- Bowiri Kofzi
- Bowiri New-Kwamekrom
- Nkonya Tepo
- Nkonya Ntumda
- Nkonya Kadjebi
- Nikonya Tayi
- Nkonya Ntsumuru
- Nkonya Ahenkro
- Nkonya Akloba
- Asakyiri
- Ahundwo
- Nkonya Bumbulla Adenkesu
- Nkonya
- Wurupong
- Awerekyekye
- Gyamerakrom
- Osoroasuom
- Kotomase
- Apesokubi
- Kabosereso
- Worawora
Notable people
A notable citizen of the District is Ave K. Kludze, a NASA rocket scientist who was honoured at the village of Gbi Kpeme, near Nkonya Ahenkro, during a festival.[2]
Footnotes
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-10-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Gbi-Kpeme honours rocket scientist". Ghana Home Page. 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
References and external links
- "Districts of Ghana". Statoids.
- Biakoye District at GhanaDistricts.com.
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