Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal District

Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal District
Municipal District
Districts of Western Region
Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal District Location of Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal District within Western
Coordinates: 4°54′52.2″N 1°47′15.36″W / 4.914500°N 1.7876000°W / 4.914500; -1.7876000
Country	Ghana
Region	Western
Capital
Area
• Total	50.77 km2 (19.60 sq mi)
Population  (2021[1])
• Total	173,975
• Density	3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code	GH-WP-EK

Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal District is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan District on 29 February 2008, until the western part of the district was split off to create Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal District on 15 March 2018; thus the remaining part has been retained as Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan District. The municipality is located in the southeast part of Western Region and has Kwesimintsim as its capital town.

Sources[]

• "Districts of Ghana". Statoids.

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Coordinates: 4°54′52.2″N 1°47′15.36″W / 4.914500°N 1.7876000°W / 4.914500; -1.7876000