Kwahu West Municipal District

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Kwahu West Municipal District
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Kwahu West Municipal District
Location of Kwahu West Municipal District within Eastern
Coordinates: 6°33′N0°46′W / 6.550°N 0.767°W / 6.550; -0.767
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Eastern Region (Ghana).gif Eastern
Capital Nkawkaw
Government
  Municipal Chief ExecutiveYaw Owusu Addo
Population
 (2021)
  Total145,429 [1]
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Kwahu West Municipal District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. [2] [3] [4] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Kwahu South District in 1988, which was created from the former Kwahu District Council, until the southwest part of the district was split off to create Kwahu West District in August 2004; which it later was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 1 July 2007 (effectively 29 February 2008) to become Kwahu West Municipal District. The municipality is located in the western part of Eastern Region and has Nkawkaw as its capital town.

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List of settlements

Settlements of Kwahu West Municipal District
No. Settlement PopulationPopulation year
1 Asona
2Apesika
3 Asuboni No.3
4 Asuboni Rail
5Atibie Amanfrom
6 Ekowso
7 Fodoa
8 Jejeti
9Kwahudaa [5]
10 Kwahu Nsaba
11 Mpraeso Amanfrom 2,0002001
12 Nkawkaw 61,7852013
13Nkwanda No. 1
14Nkwanda No.2
15Obomeng Odumase
16 Oframase
17Wisiwisi [6]

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Coordinates: 6°33′N0°46′W / 6.550°N 0.767°W / 6.550; -0.767