East Akim Municipal District is a former district that was located in
Eastern Region,
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as
East Akim District, which was created from the former East Akim District Council. Later, the northwest part of the district was split off to create
Atiwa District
Atiwa District is a former district that was located in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger East Akim District in 1988, which was created from the former East Akim District Council, until the northwest part o ...
on 17 February 2004; thus the remaining part has been retained as East Akim District.
Then it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 29 February 2008 to become East Akim Municipal District. However, on 1 June 2018, it was split off into two new municipal districts:
Abuakwa South Municipal District
Abuakwa South Municipal District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger East Akim District in 1988, which was created from the former East Akim District Council, until th ...
(capital:
Kibi) and
Abuakwa North Municipal District
Abuakwa North Municipal District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger East Akim District in 1988, which was created from the former East Akim District Council, until the ...
(capital:
Kukurantumi
Kukurantumi is the capital of the Abuakwa North Municipal District of the Eastern Region of Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlanti ...
). The municipality was located in the central part of Eastern Region and had
Kibi as its capital town.
List of settlements
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Districts: East Akim Municipal District
References
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Districts of the Eastern Region (Ghana)