Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal District

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Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal District
Municipal District
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Districts of Western Region
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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 / 4.914500; -1.7876000
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Western Region (Ghana).gif Western
Capital Kwesinmintsim
Area
  Total50.77 km2 (19.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 [1] )
  Total173,975
  Density3,400/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.

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Coordinates: 4°54′52.2″N1°47′15.36″W / 4.914500°N 1.7876000°W / 4.914500; -1.7876000