Nkwanta South Municipal Assembly (french: Nkwanta Sud) is one of the eight districts in

Oti Region The Oti Region is one of the six newly created regions of Ghana in December 2018. The region was carved out of the northern part of the Volta Region and will be in fulfillment of a campaign promise made by New Patriotic Party. Prior to the 2016 G ...

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 it was formerly part of the then-larger

Nkwanta District Nkwanta District is a former district that was located in Volta Region (now currently in Oti 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 ...

on 10 March 1989, which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 1496, until the northern part of the district was split off to create

Nkwanta North District Nkwanta North District (french: Nkwanta Nord) is one of the eight districts in Oti Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Nkwanta District on 10 March 1989, until the northern part of the district was split off to crea ...

on 29 February 2008, which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 1892; thus the remaining part has been renamed to become

Nkwanta South District Nkwanta South Municipal Assembly (french: Nkwanta Sud) is one of the eight districts in Oti 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 A ...

. However, on 14 November 2017 (effectively 15 March 2018), it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status to become Nkwanta South Municipal District; which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2283. The municipality is located in the northern part of Oti Region and has

Nkwanta Nkwanta is a town and is the District capital of Nkwanta South Municipal District, a municipal in the Oti Region of Ghana. Education Nkwanta is currently known for numerous basic schools and 4 major second-cycle institutions namely; Nkwanta Seni ...

as its capital town.

Villages

In addition to Nkwanta, the capital and administrative centre, Nkwanta South Municipality contains the following villages:

Sources

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Nkwanta South Municipal District on GhanaDistricts.com

References

External links

Nkwanta South Municipal District Official Website
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