Butre - Info and History
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Butre - in the Ahanta West District. The district is located at the southern most point of the country and the entire West African Sub-Region with its capital Agona Nkwanta also called Agona Ahanta.
The Ahanta West District has a total land area of 591 square kilometers and it is occupied by 95,140 people according to the 2000 Population and Housing Census report. |
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The District is bounded on the East by the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA), on the West by the Nzema East Minicipal, and the North by Mpohor Wassa East and Tarkwa Nsuem Districts and the Gulf of Guinea to the South.
Butre village, view from Fort Batenstein
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Climate - The District is found within the South-Western Equatorial Climatic Zone of Ghana the highest mean temperature is 34°C which is recorded between March and April, while the lowest mean temperature of 20°C is experienced in August.
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Relative humidity is very high averaging between 75% to 85% in the rainy season and 70% to 80% in the dry season. The District is located within the wettest region in Ghana.
It experiences a double maxima rainfall of over 1,700 millimeters. This abundant rainfall supports agrarian activities in the District.. However, due to the high number of third class roads in the district, accessibility to most parts of the district is thwarted during the rainy season
It experiences a double maxima rainfall of over 1,700 millimeters. This abundant rainfall supports agrarian activities in the District.. However, due to the high number of third class roads in the district, accessibility to most parts of the district is thwarted during the rainy season
Vegetation
The District falls largely within the High Rain Forest Vegetation Zone, capturing several hectors of plantation of the rubber plant. To a large extent, this contributes significantly to reducing the problem of global warming, since a chunk of Co2 emissions by the automobile especially, are absorbed.
Due to human activities, all the forest except Cape Three Points Forest Reserve which occupies an area of 51.02 square kilometers has been reduced to secondary forest
The District falls largely within the High Rain Forest Vegetation Zone, capturing several hectors of plantation of the rubber plant. To a large extent, this contributes significantly to reducing the problem of global warming, since a chunk of Co2 emissions by the automobile especially, are absorbed.
Due to human activities, all the forest except Cape Three Points Forest Reserve which occupies an area of 51.02 square kilometers has been reduced to secondary forest
UNICEF-Ghana and partners distribute LLNs in two metropolis
Butre in Ghana News (GNA, 26.01.2013) Women and Children in Butre in the Ahanta West and Amanful East in the Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region have benefited from the distribution of Long Lasting Insecticides Mosquito Nets.
The exercise was carried out by the Ghana Health Service through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
The UNICEF-Ghana procured 2.35 million LLINs through financial contribution by the Department for International Development (DFID) in September 2010, for distribution to about 4.7 million people in malaria control and other related activities in the area.
In Amanful East, which has a population of 7, 646 and about 1, 529 households, 4, 500 LLINs were distributed, and Madam Bariku Yussif, a food seller, and Madam Rakiya Sahabi, also resident of the area, praised UNICEF-Ghana and their partners for the gesture.
The UNICEF-Ghana procured 2.35 million LLINs through financial contribution by the Department for International Development (DFID) in September 2010, for distribution to about 4.7 million people in malaria control and other related activities in the area.
In Amanful East, which has a population of 7, 646 and about 1, 529 households, 4, 500 LLINs were distributed, and Madam Bariku Yussif, a food seller, and Madam Rakiya Sahabi, also resident of the area, praised UNICEF-Ghana and their partners for the gesture.
The first trade post, at Butre, was established inb1598, by the Dutch West Indian Company.
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