Suhum | |
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Municipal District | |
Suhum Municipal District | |
Location of Suhum Municipal District within Eastern | |
Coordinates: 6°2′3.84″N0°27′8.64″W / 6.0344000°N 0.4524000°W | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Eastern |
Capital | Suhum |
Government | |
• Municipal Chief Executive | Margaret Darko |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | — |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Suhum Municipal District is one of the thirty-three districts in the Eastern Region, Ghana. [1] [2] [3] [4] 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. [5] The municipality is located in the southern part of Eastern Region and has Suhum as its capital town.
The Chief executive officer of Suhum is Margaret Darko. [6]
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