Ekumfi District
Appearance
Ekumfi District | |
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District | |
Coordinates: 5°19′06″N 0°53′29″W / 5.3183°N 0.8914°W | |
Region | Central Region |
Capital | Essarkyir |
Government | |
• Type | District Assembly |
Area | |
• Total | 276.65 km2 (106.82 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | GMT |
The Ekumfi District is one of the twenty (20) districts in the Central Region of Ghana. Its capital is Essarkyir. The district was established in June 2012, when it was carved out of the Mfantsiman Municipal District.
The district is bordered to the north by Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District, to the east by Gomoa East District, to the south by the Gulf of Guinea, and to the west by Mfantsiman Municipal District. The total area of the district is 276.65 square kilometers. According to the 2010 census, the population of the district is 52,231.[1]
References
- ^ "District Analytical Report - Ekumfi District" (PDF). Ghana Statistical Service. Retrieved 22 December 2017.