Prestea-Huni Valley Municipal District Explained

Prestea-Huni Valley Municipal District
Settlement Type:Municipal District
Pushpin Map:Ghana
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Prestea-Huni Valley Municipal District within Western
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ghana
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Western
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Bogoso
Leader Title:Municipal Chief Executive
Leader Name:Hon. Dr. Issac Dasmani[1]
Leader Title1:Succeeded
Leader Name1:Hon. Robert Wisdom Cudjoe
Area Total Km2:1791
Population As Of:2021[2]
Population Total:229,301
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:5.5687°N -2.0155°W
Iso Code:GH-WP-PV

Prestea-Huni Valley Municipal District is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region, Ghana.[3] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Wassa West District in 1988, which was created from the former Wassa-Fiase-Mpohor District Council, until the northern part of the district was split off to create Prestea-Huni Valley District on 29 February 2008; thus the remaining part was renamed as Tarkwa-Nsuaem District (which was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on that same year to become Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal District). However, on 15 March 2018, it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status by President Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo-Addo to become Prestea-Huni Valley Municipal District. The municipality is located in the eastern part of Western Region and has Bogoso as its capital town.

Settlements

It has four major towns namely, Prestea, Huni Valley, Aboso and Bogoso. It also has about 29 villages and small-town notable including Damang and Bondaye which are all mining towns.

Education

The municipal has three secondary schools namely, St. Augustine's senior high school, Huni Valley senior high school and Prestea senior high technical school.

Resources

The municipal is rich in gold and cocoa, timber and magnesium.

It also have a historical site at Atwereboana, for the war of nsaman k), and the death place for Sir Guggesberg.

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References

5.5687°N -2.0155°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Akufo Addo Nominates "Isaac Dasmani" As MCE Prestea Huni Valley. May 7, 2020. www.myjoyonline.com.
  2. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/ghana/admin/ Ghana: Administrative Division
  3. http://ghanadistricts.gov.gh/home/?_=27&sa=3399 Prestea-Huni Valley Municipal