East Akim Municipal District
East Akim Municipal Assembly | |
|---|---|
Municipal | |
 Seal | |
 Eastern Region districts | |
| Region | Eastern Region |
| Capital | Kibi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal District Assembly |
| • District Executive | Simon Peter Asirifi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 752 km2 (290 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
The East Akim Municipal District is one of the twenty-one (21) districts of the Eastern Region of south Ghana. The capital is Kibi.
History
East Akim Municipal district used to be a larger district in surface area. The Atiwa District was carved out of it in 2004.[1] In February 2008, it was one of the districts upgraded to municipal status by the NPP Kufuor government.
List of settlements
| Settlements of East Akim Municipal District | |||
| No. | Settlement | Population | Population year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akim Apapam | ||
| 2 | Akim Tafo | ||
| 3 | Apedwa | ||
| 4 | Asafo | ||
| 5 | Asiakwa | ||
| 6 | Bunso | ||
| 7 | Maase | ||
| 8 | New Tafo | ||
| 9 | Nkronso | ||
| 10 | Old Tafo | ||
| 11 | Osiem | ||
| 12 | Kibi | 11,677 | 2013 |
| 13 | Kukurantumi | ||
References
- ^ "Eastern Region » East Akim Municipal". Retrieved 2009-11-20.
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