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Prestea-Huni Valley Municipal District

Coordinates: 5°34′7.32″N 2°0′55.8″W / 5.5687000°N 2.015500°W / 5.5687000; -2.015500
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Prestea-Huni Valley Municipal District
Municipal District
Districts of Western Region
Districts of Western Region
Prestea-Huni Valley Municipal District is located in Ghana
Prestea-Huni Valley Municipal District
Prestea-Huni Valley Municipal District
Location of Prestea-Huni Valley Municipal District within Western
Coordinates: 5°34′7.32″N 2°0′55.8″W / 5.5687000°N 2.015500°W / 5.5687000; -2.015500
Country Ghana
Region Western
CapitalBogoso
Government
 • Municipal Chief ExecutiveHon. Dr. Issac Dasmani[1]
 • SucceededHon. Robert Wisdom Cudjoe
Area
 • Total1,791 km2 (692 sq mi)
Population
 (2021[2])
 • Total229,301
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 codeGH-WP-PV

Prestea-Huni Valley Municipal District is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region, Ghana.[3] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Wassa West District in 1988, which was created from the former Wassa-Fiase-Mpohor District Council, until the northern part of the district was split off to create Prestea-Huni Valley District on 29 February 2008; thus the remaining part was renamed as Tarkwa-Nsuaem District (which was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on that same year to become Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal District). However, on 15 March 2018, it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status by President Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo-Addo to become Prestea-Huni Valley Municipal District. The municipality is located in the eastern part of Western Region and has Bogoso as its capital town.

Settlements

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It has four major towns namely, Prestea, Huni Valley, Aboso and Bogoso. It also has about 29 villages and small-town notable including Damang and Bondaye which are all mining towns.

Education

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The municipal has three secondary schools namely, St. Augustine's senior high school, Huni Valley senior high school and Prestea senior high technical school.

Resources

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The municipal is rich in gold and cocoa, timber and magnesium.

It also have a historical site at Atwereboana, for the war of nsaman k), and the death place for Sir Guggesberg.

Sources

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  • "Districts of Ghana". Statoids.
  • GhanaDistricts.com

References

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5°34′7.32″N 2°0′55.8″W / 5.5687000°N 2.015500°W / 5.5687000; -2.015500