Wassa Amenfi West Municipal District is one of the fourteen districts in
Western 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 it was formerly part of the then-larger
Wassa Amenfi District
Wassa Amenfi District is a former district that was located in Western Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the former Aowin-Amenfi District Council. However, in August 2004, it was s ...
in 1988, which was created from the former
Aowin-Amenfi District
Aowin-Amenfi District is a former district council that was located in Western Region, Ghana. It was originally created as a district council in 1975, but in 1988, it was split off into two new district assemblies: Wassa Amenfi District (capital ...
Council, until eastern part of the district was split off to create
Wassa Amenfi East District
Wassa Amenfi East Municipal District is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Wassa Amenfi District in 1988, which was created from the former Aowin-Amenfi District Council, un ...
in August 2004; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Wassa Amenfi West District. Later, another part of the district was split off to create
Wassa Amenfi Central District
Wassa Amenfi Central District is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Wassa Amenfi West District in August 2004, which was created from the former Aowin-Amenfi District Council ...
on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been retained as Wassa Amenfi West District. However, on 15 March 2018, it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status to become Wassa Amenfi West Municipal District. The municipality is located in the northern part of Western Region and has
Asankragua
Asankrangwa is the capital of Amenfi West Municipal, a district in the Western 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 Atlantic ...
as its capital town.
Sources
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GhanaDistricts.com
References
Districts of the Western Region (Ghana)
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