West Akim Municipal District
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West Akim Municipal District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana.[1] Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as West Akim District, which was created from the former West Akim District Council. Later, it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 1 November 2007 (effectively 29 February 2008) to become West Akim Municipal District. However on 28 June 2012, the southern part of the district was split off to create Upper West Akim District; thus the remaining part has been retained as West Akim Municipal District. The municipality is located in the southern part of Eastern Region and has Asamankese as its capital town. BAFFOUR ABODIE SARKODIE APPIAH I DR is the MAWEREHENE OF ASAMANKESE known in private life as DR ALEX KWAME APPIAH the president and CEO of GEWAH HOSPITAL LTD AND GEWAH GROUPS OF COMPANIES who is also a member of United Nations Economic and Social Council Civil Society (ECOSOC)
List of settlements
Settlements of West Akim Municipal District | |||
No. | Settlement | Population | Population year |
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1 | Asamankese | 39,435 | 2013 |
Asamankese has the largest municipal under Aboakwah Traditional Council and OSABERIMA ADU DARKO III is ASAMANKESEHENE
Sources
- "West Akim Municipal District". Statoids.
- Districts: West Akim Municipal District
References
- ^ "Malaria is endemic in most communities – Deputy Public Health Director". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
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