Asuogyaman District
District
Spillways of Akosombo dam with 6 floodgate in Akosombo, Ghana
Seal
Districts of Eastern Region
Asuogyaman District Location of Asuogyaman District within Eastern
Coordinates: 6°13′51.24″N 0°4′48″W / 6.2309000°N 0.08000°W / 6.2309000; -0.08000
Country	Ghana
Region	Eastern
Capital	Atimpoku
Government
• District Executive	Hon. Samuel Kwame Agyekum
• Presiding Member	Hon. Jonathan Hagan
Area
• Total	664 km2 (256 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	101,256[1]
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Asuogyaman District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana.^[2] Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which it was created from the former Kaoga District Council. The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Eastern Region and has Atimpoku as its capital town.^[3]

Akosombo Dam

Asuogyaman District is the location of a hydroelectric dam in South Ghana, the Akosombo Dam, in the town of Akosombo. Additionally, the district has some very notable tourist sites apart from the Akosombo Dam, including Dodi Island, Akosombo Port and Dodi Princess that takes tourists on a cruise. The District has within its catchment areas some beautiful hotels such as Volta Hotel, Afrikiko River Resort, and The Royal Senchi.

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  The Akosombo hydroelectric dam spilling water from the spillway.
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  The Akosombo hydroelectric dam, seen from Volta Hotel, the most noted hotel overlooking the Akosombo Dam.
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  The Akosombo hydroelectric dam's floodgates.

List of settlements

Sources

• "Asuogyaman District". Statoids.
• Districts: Asuogyaman District