Ahafo Ano North District
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The Ahafo Ano North District is a district of Ghana in the Ashanti Region
. It is mostly rainforest
. The district has only one major health facility, the District Hospital at Tepa, and four smaller health service stations. Like much of Ghana, the roads here are largely untarred (with the exception of the main road), and there is little proper sanitation. About 85% of the working population are farmer
s and it is one of the most important cocoa growing regions of Ghana.
Ashanti Region
The Ashanti Region is the third largest of 10 administrative regions in Ghana, occupying a total land surface of 24389 square kilometers or 10.2 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the most populated region with a population of 3,612,950 in 2000,...
. It is mostly rainforest
Rainforest
Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions based on a minimum normal annual rainfall of 1750-2000 mm...
. The district has only one major health facility, the District Hospital at Tepa, and four smaller health service stations. Like much of Ghana, the roads here are largely untarred (with the exception of the main road), and there is little proper sanitation. About 85% of the working population are farmer
Farmer
A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain...
s and it is one of the most important cocoa growing regions of Ghana.