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Ada West District
Ada West District is located in Ghana
Ada West District
Ada West District
Coordinates: 5°52′30″N 0°21′42″E / 5.87500°N 0.36167°E / 5.87500; 0.36167
CountryGhana
RegionGreater Accra Region
Area
 • Total323.721 km2 (124.989 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total72,880

The Ada West District is one of the sixteen (16) districts in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Its capital is Sege. Ada West district was established in 2012 by Legislative Instrument (L.I) 2029, when it was carved out of the former Dangme East District together with Ada East District.[1]

The district is bordered to the north by North Tongu District and South Tongu District (both in the Volta Region), to the east by Ada East District, to the south by the Gulf of Guinea, and to the west by Ningo Prampram District and Shai Osudoku District. The total area of the district is 323.721 square kilometers. According to the 2010 census, the population of the district is 59,124 with 28,579 males and 30,545 females.[2] The current population based Ghana Statistical Service record is 72,880.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Ada West". Ghana Districts. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  2. ^ "District Analytical Report - Ada West District" (PDF). Ghana Statistical Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Ghana Statistical Services". www.statsghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2020-05-27.