About Us
Geographical Location and Demograph
Sekyere Kumawu District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally it was part of the then-larger Sekyere East District, which was created from the former Sekyere District Council. Later, a large portion of the district was split off to create the 1st Sekyere Afram Plains District on 1 November 2007 and inaugurated on 29 February 2008, with Kumawu as its capital town. However on 28 June 2012, the Afram Plains area of the district was split off to create the new Sekyere Afram Plains District, with Dobrosno as its capital town; while the remaining part has since then been officially renamed as Sekyere Kumawu District, with Kumawu as its capital town.
The Sekyere Kumawu District is located in the eastern part of Ashanti with Kumawu as its capital town.
The Sekyere Kumawu District Assembly (SKDA) was established on 15th day of March, 2012 by Legislative Instrument (LI) 2171. According to the 2010 Population and Housing Census, the Sekyere Kumawu District has a total population of 65,402, with the female population constituting 52.6% and males forming 47.4%. The District population in 2018 is estimated at 86,535 with a growth rate of 3.5%. About 62.4% of the employed population is engaged in agriculture, forestry whiles 10.3% are in whole sale and retail trade
Mission & Vision
The Sekyere Kumawu District Assembly exists to facilitate the improvement in the quality of life of the people in close collaboration with the private sector and other development partners in the District.
Our vision is to become a well-developed District Assembly that provides and facilitates excellent services to its people to ensure improvement in the quality of life of its people.
Core Values
The District Assembly has some core values that guide behaviour of staff and community. These core values ensure that staff are people oriented, integrity focused, committed to achieve organisational goals, mission statement and vision. The values also strive for excellence, transparency, accountability and good leadership.