Sefwi-Wiawso Municipal District | |
Settlement Type: | Municipal District |
Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Sefwi-Wiawso Municipal District within Western North |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Western North |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Wiawso |
Leader Title: | Municipal Chief Executive |
Leader Name: | Appiah Kubi Baidoo |
Area Total Km2: | 992 |
Population As Of: | 2021 census |
Population Total: | 151,220 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 6.2158°N -2.485°W |
Iso Code: | GH-WN-SW |
Sefwi-Wiawso Municipal District is one of the nine districts in Western North Region, Ghana.[1] Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Sefwi-Wiawso District, until the southwest part of the district was split off to create Sefwi-Akontombra District on 29 February 2008; thus the remaining part has been retained as Sefwi-Wiawso District, which it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status in March 2012 (effectively 28 June 2012) to become Sefwi-Wiawso Municipal District. The municipality is located in the northeast part of Western North Region and has Wiawso as its capital town.