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Ahanta West District is located at the southern most point of the country and the entire West African Sub-Region with its capital Agona Nkwanta also called Agona Ahanta. The Ahanta West District has a total land area of 591 square kilometres and it is occupied by 95,140 people according to the 2000 Population and Housing Census report.
This proximity to the central business district of Takoradi enhances business and trade in particular. The District lies between latitude 4°45"N and longitude 1°58"W.
The District is bounded on the East by the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan, on the West by the Nzema East Municipal, on the North by Mpohor Wassa East, Wassa Amenfi West Districts and the Gulf of Guinea to the South.

The District is about 15 minutes drive from the commercial capital of Western Region, Takoradi and about 25 minutes drive from the administrative capital, Sekondi. In terms of distance, it is approximately 25 kilometres from the central business district of Takoradi. Small scale farming dominates the district and the five major crops grown in the district are maize, oil palm, rice, plantain and cassava.
Ahanta West District can boast of arguably, more tourist attractions, which are of historic, scientific and aesthetic value than any other district in the Western Region. Out of the seven forts and castles in the Region, four are located in the Ahanta West District. Fort Groof Fredburg is the only German fort in Ghana and is located at Princess Town. Fort Batenteim is partly in ruins and will require restoration.

It was built by the Dutch. Fort Metal Cross is in Dixcove, while the fourth, which is located at Akwidaa, has now been turned into a sacred grove and a shrine. The district can boast of some beautiful beaches at Egyambra, Miamia, Princess Town, Akwidaa, Busua, Butre and Adjoa, which are perfect for swimming and sunbathing.



Aowin/ Suaman

The Aowin Suaman District lies in the mid-western part of the Western Region of Ghana between latitude 5° 25’ N and 6° 14’N and longitude 2°30’W and 3°05’W. It shares boundaries to the South with Jomoro District, to the East with Wassa Amenfi, to the North with Juabeso-Bia and Sefwi-Wiawso and to the West with the Republic of La Cote D’lvoire.
The total area of the district is 2,717 square kilometres constituting about 12 percent (12%) of the Region’s area of 23,921 square kilometres. The capital of the District is Enchi. Other major settlements in the district are Dadieso, Boinso, New Yakasi, Jema and Asemkrom.
Agriculture is the inch pin of the economy of the district engaging about 80% of the people mainly with cocoa, coffee and rubber as the main cash crops. Agriculture and agro-related activities employ four-fifths of the working population. However, there are few livestock and poultry ventures despite the great potentials in the district. The land tenure system is currently being overhauled to ease access to land and reduce litigations.
Nature based eco-tourists will find Aowin Suaman District a delightful place to visit. The large expenses of virgin forests, the rolling hills and valleys, the sparkling perennial rivers and the vast cocoa plantations make tourism to the district intriguing for nature lovers. There are lots of specific outstanding displays of nature which are unique.
Examples include the “Asubensue” rock, which is a hanging rock at Dadieso and the “Biggest Tree”, a tree with a girth of 3.7 metres at Apugya near Yakasi, just to mention a few. Good hotel accommodation is available at Enchi, the district capital and at Dadieso.




Bia

Bia District was carved out of the then Juaboso-Bia District in 2004 by an Act of Parliament through a Legislative Instrument which is the highest Administrative and Political authority within its sphere of influence and jurisdiction.
It has Essam as its capital and the District serves as entry/exit point between La Cote d’lvoire and the republic of Ghana. The district shares borders with Dormaa Municipal in the North, Asunafo North Municipal to the East (all in the Brong Ahafo Region), Juaboso district to the south eastern border and La Cote d’lvoire to the west.




Bibiani/ Anhwiaso/ Bekwai

Bibiani- Anhwiaso-Bekwai District is located between latitude 6° N and 3° N and longitude 2° W and 3° W. The District is bounded on the North by the Atwima Mponua District in the Ashanti Region, South by the Wassa Amenfi in the Western Region, West by the Sefwi Wiawso District in the Western Region and East by the Upper Denkyira West and Bekwai Asante in the Central Region and Ashanti region respectively. The total land area of the district is 873 km square and is home to a number of tourist sites and Cultural festivals including: Allue Festival, which is celebrated every year.
2.   Mountains scenery at Bekwai
3.   Mud fish pond at Bekwai
4.   Conveyer belt at Awaso
5.  Mining sites: The gold mines at Bibiani and Chirano and the Bauxite mine at Awaso
6.    Ankobra River (salt)
7.    Manmade lake at Bibiani
8.   The Cane Basket at Awaso and others at Sefwi Bekwai.




Ellembelle

Ellembelle district with its capital Ellembelle forms part of the new districts and municipalities created in 2008
These new creation  arose as a result of the large size of some of the then 138 MMDAs which was not one way or the other allowing the government to fully implement its policies of local governance to the benefit of the entire citizenry.

www.dawuro.com is in the process of collecting relevant data concerning its location and size; topography and drainage; climate and vegetation; geology and soil; social infrastructure and economy and all that one needs to know about it




Jomoro

The District lies between Latitudes 04°55–05°15N and Longitudes 02°15–02°45W and is bordered on the North by Wassa Amenfi West and Aowin Suaman districts, Nzema East Municiapl on the East, La Cote d’ivoire to the West and the gulf of Guinea to the South.  The size of the district is 1344 sq.km with Half Assini as the District Capital.
The Jomoro District, which used to be part of the then Nzema East Municipal was created by Legislative Instrument 1394 in 1988. It is located in the South-western corner of the Western Region of Ghana.

The mainstay of the district’s economy is subsistence farming and petty commerce with coconut farming dominating. Land for farming in the district is acquired mainly through the share cropping system. About 36% of the land in the district is used for tree crop cultivation, 22% for forest reserve, 4% for fallow lands and 8% for settlements. Coconut and oil palm are the main tree crops grown.
In the area of tourism, Fort Apollonia located at Beyin is 123 kms from Takoradi,  Ankasa nature reserve with its intake of evergreen forest is a zone of great botanical beauty and has the famous “Bamboo Cathedral”. The district has the famous “Nzulezo  village” which has a whole village built  on top of water.
The houses are here are built on stilts and traditional life adapts to the watery conditions.  Also in existence are beautiful Beaches which span 60kms of the coastline from Ekebaku to New town.




Juaboso

Juaboso District is located between Latitude 6° 6N and 7° N, and Longitude 2°40 W and 3° 15 W. The District capital Juaboso is located 360km to the north-west of Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan, the regional capital and a distance of 225km from Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital.
The District shares borders with Bia and Asunafo North Municipal in the North, Asunafo South and Sefwi Wiawso district to the East, Aowin Suaman district to the south and La Cote d’lvoire to the west.
The District has a surface area of 1,924 square kilometers and serves as entry/exit point between La Cote d’lvoire and the republic of Ghana. Juaboso is a predominantly rural district with 92% of its population living in communities of less than 5,000 inhabitants. Like most rural communities, the major economic activity is agriculture supported by other minor economic activities such as trade and commerce, banking and finance, manufacturing and agro processing.

The main economic activity in the district is agriculture.  Over 90% of the work force is engaged in this activity.  The major crops grown in the district are cash crops such as cocoa, oil palm and coffee and food crops such as plantain, cocoyam cassava, maize and rice.  Fruits such as oranges, pear, coconut, pineapple and vegetable are also cultivated. The Juabeso District abounds in wonderful tourism attractions. The district constitutes one of the last bastions of Ghana’s rich tropical forests and harbours four forest reserves. It’s all year-round green vegetation offers very pleasant scenery. The famous Bia National Park at Kumkumso, some 60km away from Juabeso, the district capital, is a virgin forest and resource reserve.
The Park contains forest elephants, chimpanzees, the Bozo antelope, over 100 species of birds and a rich variety of butterflies. The multiple plant and animal species that are available in the park make it a fertile ground for research activities.




Mpohor/ Wassa East

Mpohor Wassa East District is located at the south-eastern end of the Western Region and is bounded on the northeast and southeast by the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District and Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem Municipal all in the Central Region.
The District is again bounded on the west by the Wassa Amenfi West District, and in the south, by the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan. On the east, it shares boundaries with Ahanta West District Assembly of the western region.

The District was carved out from Wassa Fiase Mpohor District in 1988 and occupies an area of 1,880 square kilometres (464,553 hectares) of which 344 square km (85,000 hectares) are used as cultivable land. The District capital is Daboase, which is 6.7 km from the Cape Coast-Takoradi main road. There are potentials for ecotourism development in the district. The first is the Domama Rock Shrine; an imposing geological configuration that stands about twenty meters above sea level. A sizeable number of ancient carvings were discovered in the area, giving evidence that it was the abode of the stone-age people.




Nzema East Municipal

The Nzema East Municipal covers an area of about 2,194 square kilometres (9.8 percent of the total area of the Western Region) and is bounded on the west by Jomoro, north by Wassa Amenfi East, and the east by Wassa Amenfi West and Ahanta West District. On the south, it is bounded by the Gulf of Guinea with 70 kilometres stretch of sandy beaches.
The Nzema East Municipal is located on the southern end of the region between longitudes 20°05’ and 20°35’ west and latitudes 40°40’ and 50°20 North.
The location of the District offers great market opportunities for tourism and agricultural production.  The undulating nature of the topography generally poses great constraints to large-scale mechanized farming whilst road construction very difficult and expensive. 
However, the climatic conditions in the District are conducive for the production of tree crops like oil palm, coconut and rubber.  The District has large areas of forest resources which are stocked with various species of timber and  other non-timber forest products like bamboo, rattan, game  and wildlife which offer opportunities for development.

Minerals found in the District include kaolin, silica and gold.  The existence of these minerals has given rise to a number of small-scale mining companies and “galamsey” operators operating and prospecting in the District.  Although these offer potentials for employment generation, they also pose environmental and health challenges.




Prestea-Huni Valley

Prestea-Huni Valley district with its capital Bogoso forms part of the new districts and municipalities created in 2008
These new creation  arose as a result of the large size of some of the then 138 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs)which was not one way or the other allowing the government to fully implement its policies of local governance to the benefit of the entire citizenry.
www.dawuro.com is in the process of collecting relevant data concerning its location and size; topography and drainage; climate and vegetation; geology and soil; social infrastructure and economy and all that one needs to know about it




Sefwi Akontombra

Sefwi Akontombra district with its capital Sefwi Akontombra forms part of the new districts and municipalities created in 2008
These new creation  arose as a result of the large size of some of the then 138 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) which was not in one way or the other allowing the government to fully implement its policies of local governance to the benefit of the entire citizenry.

www.dawuro.com is in the process of collecting relevant data concerning its location and size; topography and drainage; climate and vegetation; geology and soil; social infrastructure and economy and all that one needs to know about it


Sefwi-Wiawso

The Sefwi-Wiawso District is the seventh largest in the Western Region. Lying in the north-eastern part of the region, it is bordered to the north by Brong Ahafo Region. To the west, it is bordered by Juabeso and Bia District and by Aowin/ Suaman to the south. It is also bordered by Bibiani-Ahwiaso-Bekwai to the east and Wassa Amenfi West to the south-east. The Sefwi-Wiawso District falls within the tropical rainforest climatic zone, with warm temperatures throughout the year and moderate to heavy rainfall.




Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan

The Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Area, with Sekondi as the administrative capital, occupies the south-eastern part of Western Region. It shares boundaries with Ahanta West, Mpohor Wassa East and Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem Municipal. It is located on the coast, about 200km west of Accra.
This makes it the smallest, but the most highly developed of the 13 districts of the Western Region.  Indeed, it is the third largest metropolis in the whole of Ghana.  Close to Takoradi Polytechnic, the Konsaworado flows towards the Buthia lagoon, creating an extensive, beautiful marshland. The Essei lagoon lies between Ekuase and Takoradi.

Sekondi - Takoradi is one of the hubs of industrial activities in Ghana. It is the third most industrialized city in the country and the city can boast of some of the big manufacturing industries in the country. Howeve, commerce continues to be the dominant sector of the economy and to make the economy more vibrant, various measures are being put in place to attract investment both local and foreign. They include the expansion of the infrastructure base of the city.
Another important area is the development of the Export Processing Zone to promote processing and manufacturing of goods and to encourage the development of commercial activities.




Shama

Shama district with its capital Shama forms part of the new districts and municipalities created in 2008
These new creation  arose as a result of the large size of some of the then 138 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) which was not in one way or the other allowing the government to fully implement its policies of local governance to the benefit of the entire citizenry.

www.dawuro.com is in the process of collecting relevant data concerning its location and size; topography and drainage; climate and vegetation; geology and soil; social infrastructure and economy and all that one needs to know about it.




Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal

The Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal as one of the Districts in the Western Region of Ghana is located between Latitude 40°0’N and 50° 40’N and Longitudes 10°45’ W and 20°10’W. It Bounded to the north of the district by the Wassa Amenfi East District, the south by the Ahanta West District, the West by the Nzema East Municipal and the East by Mpohor Wassa East. The Municipality has a total land area of 2354 sq. Km with Tarkwa as the district capital
The social, cultural and the economic characteristics of the District are many and varied due to its location.  The existence of extensive natural resources has also to a large extent determined the socio-economic lives of the people. Ironically, tourism is not well harnessed in the District in spite of the rich forest reserves, historic spots, Culture, Mining Sites, among vast potentials.  However, one major setback is the bad road network, to tourist sites. There also exist 6 big forest reserves in the District, and these reserves possess variety of species of trees of great economic and medicinal values.  They also serve as protection to water bodies and excellent assets for the promotion of eco-tourism.  They can serve as research grounds in the medical, botanical and tourism education.





Wasa Amenfi East

The District is located in the middle part of the Western Region of Ghana lying between latitudes 5°30N, 6°15N, longitudes 1° 45` W and 2° 11` W. It has an estimated total land area of about 16,000 square kilometres which is about 8% of the size of the region.
It is bounded to the west by Wassa Amenfi West, to the East by Mpohor Wassa East, to the North by Upper and Lower Denkyira and to the south by Wassa West District. Agriculture is the mainstay of the District economy, employing about 80% of the active labour-force. Cash crops grown are mostly cocoa, coffee, oil palm, plantain, and cassava. Major food crops include plantain, cassava, cocoyam, maize, rice, garden eggs, tomatoes, and pepper.
In addition to the above, the district is also abound with a lot of tourism potential manifested in a cherished heritage, rich in oral and material history. There is therefore the need to establish District centre of culture to give the needed boost in terms of publicity, marketing and development.  It is the hope of the district to develop five more tourist sites to promote employment, growth and development. These tourist sites include;
1.     The Lake at Broso
2.     The Sacred Stones at Aserewadi Forest
3.     The Water Falls at Akwadaakrom
4.     Sacred Tree Species at Manseso and Moseaso
5.    Spring at mountain Kukuro near Moseaso
6.    Cave at Tawiakrom




Wassa Amenfi West

The Wassa West District as one of the Districts in the Western Region of Ghana is located between Latitude 40°0’N and 50° 40’N and Longitudes 10°45’ W and 20°10’W. It is bounded to the north of the district by the Wassa Amenfi District, the south by the Ahanta West District, the West by the Nzema East Municipal and the East by Mpohor Wassa East District. The District has a total land area of 2354 sq. Km and the mainstay of the district economy is agriculture.
The sector employs about 75.6% of the active labour force. Cash crops grown are mostly cocoa, coffee, oil palm, and rubber. Major food crops include cassava, m aize, rice, garden eggs, tomatoes etc. Most of the farmers use farm hands; about 56% of the farmers use family hands, 36% use hired labour, and 25% of the farmers use (noboa) or mutual help. Manufacturing and processing also employ a number of the active labour force and the two large expatriate firms in wood processing are the main employers. Other industries are oil palm processing, cassava processing, soap making, Akpeteshie distilling and carpentry among others.
The district has strong potential for tourism as well. The main tourist attraction in the district is the large expanse of virgin tropical evergreen forests, with a great diversity of flora and fauna.The many rivers and streams that drain the district add beauty to the environment. Other potential tourist centres include the Brose Natural Lake at Brose near Nkonya and features of a human resemblance granite near Wassa Dunkwa.



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