Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal District is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan District on 29 February 2008, until the western part of the district was split off to create Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal District on 15 March 2018; thus the remaining part has been retained as Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan District. The municipality is located in the southeast part of Western Region and has Kwesimintsim as its capital town.
Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal District | |
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Municipal District | |
.png) Districts of Western Region | |
  Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal District Location of Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal District within Western | |
| Coordinates: 4°54′52.2″N 1°47′15.36″W / 4.914500°N 1.7876000°W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region |  Western |
| Capital | Kwesinmintsim |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.77 km2 (19.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2021[1]) | |
| • Total | 173,975 |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| ISO 3166 code | GH-WP-EK |
Sources
edit- "Districts of Ghana". Statoids.