The West Akim Municipal is one of the thirty-three (33) Districts in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 1421 of 1988 and Local Government Act 462 of 1993. The district was elevated to a Municipal status in 2008. Asamankese is the Municipal Capital.
The West Akim Municipal lies between longitudes 00 25′ West and 00 47′ West and latitudes 500 40′ North and 600.0′ North. It shares boundaries with Denkyembour District to the North; Birim South District to the West; Agona, Awutu-Efutu-Senya and Ga Districts to the South and Suhum Municipal and Upper West Akim District to the East. The total land area of the Municipality is estimated to be 559 km2. The Municipal capital, Asamankese, is about 75 km. North-West of Accra.
On 13th May 2026, the Ghana Enterprise Agency (GEA) of the West Akim Municipal Assembly, with support from the Mastercard Foundation, presented Business-In-A-Box starter kits
On Tuesday, 12th May 2026, the West Akim Municipal Assembly, under the leadership of Hon. Paulina Akabila, officially handed over the site for the commencement
The West Akim Municipal Assembly has, over the past two days, embarked on a series of sod-cutting ceremonies aimed at improving the quality of life
The Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Paulina Akabila, has successfully commissioned the first phase of the mechanized borehole project undertaken by the West Akim Municipal Assembly.
The Presbyterian Basic School B and C JHS Block at Asamankese has been recommissioned after renovation following a devastating fire that destroyed the facility on
The Municipal Chief Executive for West Akim Municipal Assembly, Hon. Paulina Akabila, together with the Municipal Coordinating Director, some Heads of Department and staff of
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