Suhum Municipal District

Suhum
Municipal District
Suhum Municipal District
Districts of Eastern Region
Suhum Location of Suhum Municipal District within Eastern
Coordinates: 6°2′3.84″N0°27′8.64″W / 6.0344000°N 0.4524000°W / 6.0344000; -0.4524000
Country	Ghana
Region	Eastern
Capital	Suhum
Government
• Municipal Chief Executive	Margaret Darko
Area
• Land	359 km2 (139 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	126,403 [1]
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Suhum Municipal District is one of the thirty-three districts in the Eastern Region, Ghana. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Suhum-Kraboa-Coaltar District in 1988, which was created from the former Suhum-Kraboa-Coaltar District Council, until the southern part of the district was split off to create Ayensuano District on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Suhum Municipal District, which was also elevated into municipal district assembly status in that same year. ^[6] The municipality is located in the southern part of Eastern Region and has Suhum as its capital town.

The Chief executive officer of Suhum as at January 7, 2025 was Margaret Darko. ^[7]

Boundaries

The Suhum Municipal District is one of the 261 districts in Ghana's parliament. The Suhum Municipality is located in the south-central part of the Eastern Region of Ghana and covers a land area of about three hundred and fifty-eight square kilometres (358km2). It shares common boundaries with Ayensuano District in the south-west, Akuapem North in the South-east, New Juaben North in the North-east and Akim Abuakwa South in the North-west. ^[8]

Sources

• "Districts of Ghana". Statoids.

References

1. Ghana: Administrative Division
2. "New Districts & Nominated DCEs" (PDF). ghanadistricts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2013.
3. "All Districts". ghanadistricts. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
4. "Districts of Ghana". statoids. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
5. "Malaria is endemic in most communities – Deputy Public Health Director". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
6. "Don't engage in politics in the classroom – Suhum MCE, GES warn teachers". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
7. "Auditor general report for Suhum assembly". the Accra Times. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
8. "About – Suhum Municipal Assembly". suma.gov.gh. Archived from the original on 2024-09-08. Retrieved 2025-02-17.

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