Nzema East Municipal District is one of the fourteen districts in
Western Region,
Ghana
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.
It was originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as
Nzema East District, which was created from the former
Nzema District Council, until the western part of the district was split off by a decree of then-president
John Agyekum Kufuor
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on 29 February 2008 to create
Ellembelle District; thus the remaining part has been retained as Nzema East District, which was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on the same year to become Nzema East Municipal District. The municipality is located in the southwest part of Western Region and has
Axim as its capital town.
List of settlements
Sources
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GhanaDistricts.com
References
Districts of the Western Region (Ghana)
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