Mpohor/Wassa East District | |
Settlement Type: | Former District |
Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Mpohor/Wassa East District within Western |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Western |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Daboase |
Leader Title: | District Executive |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 5.1387°N -1.66°W |
Iso Code: | GH-WP-MW |
Mpohor/Wassa East District is a former district that was located in Western Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the former Wassa-Fiase-Mpohor District Council. However, on 28 June 2012, it was split off into two new districts: Wassa East District (capital: Daboase) and Mpohor District (capital: Mpohor). The municipality was located in the eastern part of Western Region and had Daboase as its capital town.