Gomoa Central District

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Gomoa Central District
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Gomoa Central District
Location of Gomoa Central District within Central
Coordinates: 5°30′36.72″N0°44′51.72″W / 5.5102000°N 0.7477000°W / 5.5102000; -0.7477000
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Central Region (Ghana).gif Central
Capital Gomoa Afransi
Population
 (2021)
  Total83,610 [1]
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code GH-CP-GC

Gomoa Central District is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Gomoa District in 1988, until the eastern part of the district was split off to create the first Gomoa East District , with Gomoa Afransi as its capital town, on 29 February 2008 (which was later split off into two new districts on 15 March 2018: Gomoa Central District (capital: Gomoa Afransi), and the present Gomoa East District (capital: Potsin)); thus the remaining part has been renamed as Gomoa West District . The district assembly is located in the southeast part of Central Region and has Gomoa Afransi as its capital town.

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Coordinates: 5°30′36.72″N0°44′51.72″W / 5.5102000°N 0.7477000°W / 5.5102000; -0.7477000