Nzema District Council | |
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Former District Council | |
Location of Nzema District Council within Western | |
Coordinates: 5°5′35″N3°6′5″W / 5.09306°N 3.10139°W | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Western |
Capital | Half Assini |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
ISO 3166 code | GH-WP-NZ |
Nzema District is a former district council that was located in Western Region, Ghana. Originally created as a district council in 1975. However on 1988, it was split off into two new district assemblies: Jomoro District (capital: Half Assini) and Nzema East District (capital: Axim). The district council was located in the southern part of Western Region and had Half Assini as its capital town.
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Jomoro Municipal District is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Jomoro District, which was created from the former Nzema District Council, until it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on 15 March 2018 to become Jomoro Municipal District. The municipality is located in the southwest part of Western Region and has Half Assini as its capital town.
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