Kwahu West Municipal District

Kwahu West Municipal District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana.^[2][3][4] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Kwahu South District in 1988, which was created from the former Kwahu District Council, until the southwest part of the district was split off to create Kwahu West District in August 2004; which it later was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 1 July 2007 (effectively 29 February 2008) to become Kwahu West Municipal District. The municipality is located in the western part of Eastern Region and has Nkawkaw as its capital town.

Kwahu West Municipal District
Municipal District
Seal
Districts of Eastern Region
Kwahu West Municipal District Location of Kwahu West Municipal District within Eastern
Coordinates: 6°33′N 0°46′W
Country	Ghana
Region	Eastern
Capital	Nkawkaw
Government
• Municipal Chief Executive	Yaw Owusu Addo
Population  (2021)
• Total	145,429[1]
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

List of settlements

Settlements of Kwahu West Municipal District
No.	Settlement	Population	Population year
1	Asona
2	Apesika
3	Asuboni No.3
4	Asuboni Rail
5	Atibie Amanfrom
6	Ekowso
7	Fodoa
8	Jejeti
9	Kwahudaa[5]
10	Kwahu Nsaba
11	Mpraeso Amanfrom	2,000	2001
12	Nkawkaw	61,785	2013
13	Nkwanda No. 1
14	Nkwanda No.2
15	Obomeng Odumase
16	Oframase
17	Wisiwisi

Sources

• "Kwahu West Municipal District". Statoids.
• Districts: Kwahu West Municipal District, Kwahu Kwamang

External links

• Kwahu West Municipal District
• Kwahu West Municipal District - Ghana Statistical Service