Background

This report deals with the Dormaa West District. Its objective is to make available to the general public, the District Assembly and its various organs, analysis of the results of the 2010 Population and Housing Census and their full implication for policy and planning in the District. This chapter gives brief information on the physical features, political and administrative structure, cultural and social structure and the economy of the Dormaa West District. The historical background of the Dormaa West District dates back to the Dormaa Municipal Assembly, now Dormaa Central Municipality. Dormaa West District was carved out of Dormaa Municipal Assembly in 2012 by Legislative Instrument (L.I. 1875) and was officially inaugurated on 28th June 2012 with Nkrankwanta as its district capital.