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Asuogyaman District

Asuogyaman District
District
Spillways of Akosombo dam with 6 floodgate in Akosombo, Ghana
Official seal of Asuogyaman District
Seal
Eastern Region districts
Eastern Region districts
Asuogyaman District is located in Ghana
Asuogyaman District
Asuogyaman District
Location of Asuogyaman district in Eastern Region
Coordinates: 6°12′14″N 0°04′48″W / 6.2039°N 0.0800°W / 6.2039; -0.0800Coordinates: 6°12′14″N 0°04′48″W / 6.2039°N 0.0800°W / 6.2039; -0.0800
Region Eastern Region
Capital Atimpoku
Government
 • Type District Assembly
 • District Executive Akwasi Prempeh Bediako
Area
 • Total 664 km2 (256 sq mi)
Population (2013)
 • Total
Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) GMT (UTC)

The Asuogyaman District is one of the twenty-one (21) districts of the Eastern Region of south Ghana. The capital is Atimpoku.

The Asuogyaman district is the location of a hydroelectric dam in South Ghana, the Akosombo Dam, in the town of Akosombo.

The Akosombo hydroelectric dam spilling water from the spillway.

The Akosombo hydroelectric dam, seen from Volta Hotel, the most noted hotel overlooking the Akosombo Dam.

The Akosombo hydroelectric dam's floodgates.


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