Jasikan District
Jasikan Municipal District | |
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Districts of Oti Region | |
Location of Jasikan District within Oti | |
| Coordinates: 7°24′39.6″N 0°28′4.8″E / 7.411000°N 0.468000°E | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Oti |
| Capital | Jasikan |
| Government | |
| • Municipal Executive | Hon. Lawrence Kwami Aziale |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,355 km2 (523 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 72,607 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| ISO 3166 code | GH-OT-JA |
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Jasikan Municipal District is one of the nine districts in Oti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989, which was created from the former Jasikan District Council, which it was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 1464, until the western part of the district was split off to create Biakoye District on 29 February 2008, which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 1901; thus the remaining part has been retained as Jasikan District. It was elevated to municipal status on 11th May, 2021. The district assembly is located in the southern part of Oti Region and has Jasikan as its capital town.