Sefwi-Akontombra District | |
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Location of Sefwi-Akontombra District within Western North | |
Coordinates: 6°2′8″N 2°52′30″W / 6.03556°N 2.87500°W | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Western North |
Capital | Akontombra |
Government | |
• District Executive | Hon. Peter Nkuah |
• Succeeded | Hon. Appiah-Kubi Baidoo |
Area | |
• Total | 1,157 km2 (447 sq mi) |
Population (2021 census) | |
• Total | 70,225 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
ISO 3166 code | GH-WN-SA |
Sefwi-Akontombra District is one of the nine districts in Western North Region, Ghana.[1] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Sefwi-Wiawso District in 1988, which was created from the former Sefwi-Bibiani District Council, until the southwest part of the district was split off to create Sefwi-Akontombra District on 29 February 2008; thus the remaining part was retained as Sefwi-Wiawso District (which it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status in March 2012 (effectively 28 June 2012) to become Sefwi-Wiawso Municipal District). The district assembly is located in the northeast part of Western North Region and has Akontombra as its capital town.