Ekumfi District | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Ekumfi District within Central |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Essakyir |
Leader Title: | District Executive |
Leader Title1: | Member of Parliament |
Leader Name1: | Kingsley Ato-Cudjoe |
Area Total Km2: | 276.65 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 56,741[1] |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 5.3183°N -0.8914°W |
Iso Code: | GH-CP-EK |
Ekumfi District is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, Ghana. It was formerly part of a then-larger Mfantsiman Municipality, which was also formed from the former Mfantsiman District Council. Ekumfi District was created when the eastern part of the Mfantsiman Municipality was split off on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been retained as the Mfantsiman Municipal District.[2] The district is located in the south-central part of Central Region and has Essarkyir as its capital town.[3] [4]
The district is bordered to the north by Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District, to the east by Gomoa West District, to the south by the Gulf of Guinea, and to the west by Mfantsiman Municipal District.
The total area of the district is 276.65 square kilometers. According to the 2010 census, the population of the district was 52,231.[5]