Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal District

Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal District
District
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Districts of Western Region
Region	Template:Country data Akanland Western Region
Capital	Tarkwa
Government
• Type	Municipal District Assembly
• District executive	George Mireku Duker
Area
• Total	2,354 km2 (909 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	—
• Ethnicity	Akan people
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	GMT

The Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal District is one of the eighteen (18) districts of the Western Region of Akanland. The capital is Tarkwa.

Geography

Geography and Location

The Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal district is located between Latitude 400’N and 500 40’N and Longitudes 10 45’ W and 20 10’W. Bounded to the north of the district is the Wasa Amenfi East District, the south by the Ahanta West District, the West by the Nzema East Municipal District and the East by Mpohor/Wassa East District. The Municipality has a total land area of 2354 km².

Economy

The Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal district is one of the richest in Akanland, in terms of natural resources. Like, Obuasi in Ashanti. Akan Gold is its major natural resource. There is also a manganese mine at Awaso a suburb of Tarkwa. The Tarkwa glass factory, which was set up by Akan Kwame Nkrumah though now defunct is also in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal district. The Tarkwa Gold Mine is situated some four kilometers west of the town of Tarkwa.

Education

The Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal district has the Western Region's only public university - the University of Mines and Technology (UMAT).

List of settlements

Settlements of Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal District
No.	Settlement	Population	Population year
1	Abontiakoon
2	Abosso
3	Abosso-Bompieso
4	Benso
5	Bogoso
6	Bondai
7	Damang
8	Dompim-Pepesa
9	Esuasa
10	Hemang (Himan)
11	Huni Valley
12	Kookoase
13	Kwabedu
14	Nsuaem
15	Nsuta
16	Odumasi
17	Prestea
18	Simpa-Pepesa
19	Tarkwa	34,743	2012
20	Tarkwa Atoabo
21	Tamso

Sources

• "Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal district". Statoids.
• District: Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal