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.
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
The West Akim Municipal Assembly, in collaboration with the National Youth Authority, has presented learning kits to the first batch of the beneficiaries under the
The West Akim Municipal Assembly has taken delivery of 10,000 day-old chicks under the Government’s Nkoko Nketekete Initiative spearheaded by His Excellency John Dramani Mahama.
The West Akim Municipal Assembly held a successful Special General Assembly Meeting, during which Honourable Assembly Members elected a Presiding Member. With full participation, they
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