Suame Municipal District

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Suame Municipal District
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Suame Municipal District
Location of Suame Municipal District within Ashanti
Coordinates: 6°43′N1°39′W / 6.717°N 1.650°W / 6.717; -1.650
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Ashanti.svg  Ashanti
Capital Suame
Population
 (2021)
  Total136,290 [1]
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Suame Municipal District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. [2] [3] [4] [5] Originally it was a sub-metropolitan district council within the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly until 15 March 2018, when it was elevated to municipal district assembly status to become Suame Municipal District. The municipality is located in the central part of Ashanti Region and has Suame as its capital town. [6] [7]

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References

  1. Ghana: Administrative Division
  2. "New Districts & Nominated DCEs" (PDF). ghanadistricts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 Mar 2013.
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  5. https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/composite-budget/2020/AR/Suame.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
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Coordinates: 6°43′N1°39′W / 6.717°N 1.650°W / 6.717; -1.650