Gomoa West District is one of the twenty-two districts in
Central Region,
Ghana
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. 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
Potsin is a town in the Central region of Ghana. The town is known for the Potsin T.I. Ahmadiya Secondary School. The school is a second cycle
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)); thus the remaining part has been renamed as Gomoa West District. Its population is 44,834 people.
The district assembly is located in the southeast part of Central Region and has
Apam
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Apam is the site of Fort Lijdzaamheid or Fort Patience, a Dutch-built ...
as its capital town.
List of settlements
List of schools
The following are list of Senior High Schools located within the Gomoa West District:
;Senior secondary schools
# Apam Senior High School (public)
# Charity Senior High School (private)
# Gomoa Secondary Technical Senior High School (public)
# Mozano Senior High School (public)
# Mumford Community Senior High School (public)
;Junior secondary schools
# Apam Methodist School
# Apam Catholic School
# Apam Anglican School
# Apam Salvation Army School
# Apam Presby School
# Royal Preparatory School
# Genesis Preparatory School
# Faith Academy School
# Odina/Oguaa Mozama Pry&J.H.S
#Gomoa Dunkwa
# Gomoa Enyeme SDA Primary School
# Gomoa Enyeme L/A Junior High School
# WOP Methodist "A" Primary & JHS
# WOP Methodist "B" Primary & JHS
# SDA Primary School - Osedze
References
Central Region (Ghana)
Districts of the Central Region (Ghana)
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