Ahanta West Municipal District

Ahanta West District
District
Official seal of Ahanta West District Seal
Districts of Western Region
Region	Template:Country data Akanland Western Region
Capital	Agona Nkwanta
Government
• Type	District Assembly
• District executive	Kwesi Biney
Area
• Total	591 km2 (228 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	—
• Ethnicity	Akan people
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	GMT

The Ahanta West District is one of the eighteen (18) districts of the Western Region of Akanland. The capital is Agona Nkwanta.

Geography

Ahanta West district is located at the southern most point of Akanland with the capital at Agona Nkwanta also called Agona Ahanta. The Ahanta West district has a total land area of 591 square kilometers. This proximity to the central business district of Sekondi-Takoradi enhances business and trade in particular. The District lies between latitude 4°.45"N and longitude 1°.58"W.

Boundary

Ahanta West district is bounded on the East by the [Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan, on the West by the Nzema East Municipal, and the North by Mpohor Wassa East and Wassa Amenfi West districts and the Gulf of Guinea to the South.

Location

Ahanta West district is about 15 minutes drive from the commercial capital of Western Akanland, Takoradi and about 25 minutes drive from the administrative capital, Sekondi. In terms of distance, it is approximately 25 kilometers from the central business district of Takoradi.

List of settlements

Settlements of Ahanta West District
No.	Settlement	Population	Population year
1	Aboadi
2	Abura
3	Adjua
4	Agona Fie
5	Agona Nkwanta
6	Akatachi
7	Akwidaa Newtown
8	Apowa
9	Beahu
10	Bokoro
11	Busua
12	Dixcove
13	Egyam
14	Egyambra
15	Ewusiejo
16	Funko
17	Hotopo
18	Kejabill
19	New Amanful
20	Princess Town
21	Yabiw

Sources

• "Ahanta West District". Statoids.
• District: Ahanta West