Asokwa Municipal District

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|area_total_km2 = 25.31

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|population_total = 125,642[http://www.citypopulation.de/en/ghana/admin/ Ghana: Administrative Division]

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|population_density_km2 = auto

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Asokwa Municipal District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana.{{Cite web|title=New Districts & Nominated DCEs|url=http://ghanadistricts.com/pdfs/newcreateddistricts.pdf|url-status=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305161824/http://ghanadistricts.com/pdfs/newcreateddistricts.pdf|archive-date=5 Mar 2013|website=ghanadistricts}}{{Cite web|title=All Districts|url=http://www.ghanadistricts.com/Home/AllDistricts|access-date=8 June 2018|website=ghanadistricts}}{{Cite web|title=2 dead, 3 injured and others displaced following heavy downpour in Ashanti Region - MyJoyOnline.com|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/2-dead-3-injured-and-others-displaced-following-heavy-downpour-in-ashanti-region/|access-date=2021-05-17|website=www.myjoyonline.com|date=17 May 2021 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Districts of Ghana|url=http://www.statoids.com/ygh.html|access-date=8 June 2018|website=statoids}}{{cite web |title=Composite Budget for 2020-2023 Programme Based Budget Estimates for 2020 Asokwa Municipal Assembly |url=https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/composite-budget/2020/AR/Asokwa.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502111420/https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/composite-budget/2020/AR/Asokwa.pdf |archive-date=2 May 2021 |url-status=live}} Originally it was a sub-metropolitan district council within the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly until 15 March 2018, when it was elevated to municipal district assembly status to become Asokwa Municipal District. The municipality is located in the central part of Ashanti Region and has Asokwa as its capital town.{{Cite web|title=Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana|url=http://ghanadistricts.gov.gh/Home/District/220|access-date=2021-03-01|website=ghanadistricts.gov.gh}}{{Cite web|title=New Asokwa Municipal Assembly gets presiding member.|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/new-asokwa-municipal-assembly-gets-presiding-member.html|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}}