Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal District | |
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Municipal District | |
 Districts of Western Region | |
  Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal District Location of Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal District within Western | |
| Coordinates: 4°54′52.2″N1°47′15.36″W / 4.914500°N 1.7876000°W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region |  Western |
| Capital | Kwesinmintsim |
| 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.