East Akim Municipal District Explained

East Akim Municipal District
Settlement Type:Former Municipal District
Pushpin Map:Ghana
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of East Akim Municipal District within Eastern
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ghana
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Kibi
Leader Title:Municipal Chief Executive
Leader Name:Owusu Twum Ampofo
Area Total Km2:752
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:5.925°N -0.9822°W

East Akim Municipal District is a former district that was located in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as East Akim District, which was created from the former East Akim District Council. Later, the northwest part of the district was split off to create Atiwa District on 17 February 2004; thus the remaining part has been retained as East Akim District.[1] Then it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 29 February 2008 to become East Akim Municipal District. However, on 1 June 2018, it was split off into two new municipal districts: Abuakwa South Municipal District (capital: Kibi) and Abuakwa North Municipal District (capital: Kukurantumi). The municipality was located in the central part of Eastern Region and had Kibi as its capital town.

List of settlements

align=center colspan=4Settlements of East Akim Municipal District
No.SettlementPopulationPopulation year
1Akim Apapam
2Akim Tafo
3
4
5
6Bunso
7Maase
8New Tafo
9Nkronso
10
11Osiem 65442017
12Kibi 11,6772013
13Kukurantumi

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6.168°N -0.552°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eastern Region » East Akim Municipal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111018180140/http://www.ghanadistricts.com/districts/?news&r=4&_=70 . 2011-10-18 . 2009-11-20.