Mpohor (district)

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Mpohor District
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Mpohor District
Location of Mpohor District within Western
Coordinates: 4°58′14″N1°53′34″W / 4.97056°N 1.89278°W / 4.97056; -1.89278
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Western Region (Ghana).gif Western
Capital Mpohor
Area
  Total718.5 km2 (277.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total52,473
  Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code GH-WP-MP

Mpohor District is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region, Ghana. [1] [2] [3] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Mpohor/Wassa East District in 1988, which was created from the former Wassa-Fiase-Mpohor District Council, until the southwest part of the district was split off to create Mpohor District on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Wassa East District . The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Western Region and has Mpohor as its capital town.

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References

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  2. "All Districts". ghanadistricts. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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Coordinates: 4°58′14″N1°53′34″W / 4.97056°N 1.89278°W / 4.97056; -1.89278