Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal District | |
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Municipal District | |
Location of Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal District within Western | |
Coordinates: 5°18′9″N 1°59′14.64″W / 5.30250°N 1.9874000°W | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Western |
Capital | Tarkwa |
Government | |
• Municipal Chief Executive | George Mireku Duker |
Area | |
• Total | 954.8 km2 (368.7 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 218,664 |
• Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
ISO 3166 code | GH-WP-TN |
Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal District (French: District Municipal de Tarkwa-Nsuaem), as at 2024, is one of the fifteen districts in Western Region, Ghana.[1] 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 has been renamed as Tarkwa-Nsuaem District, which was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on that same year to become Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal District.[2] It has a population of about 218,664 people.[3] The municipality is located in the eastern part of Western Region and has Tarkwa as its capital town.