Suhum Municipal District

Suhum Municipal District is one of the thirty-three (33) districts in Eastern Region, Ghana.[1][2][3] Originally created as an ordinary district assembly as Suhum-Kraboa-Coaltar District in 1988, until part of the district was split off create Ayensuano District on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining original part was renamed as Suhum Municipal District, which also was upgraded into municipal district assembly status in that same year. The municipality is located in the southern part of Eastern Region and has Suhum as its capital town.

Suhum Municipal District
Eastern Region districts
Suhum Municipal District
Location of Suhum Municipal District in Eastern Region
Coordinates: 6.0344°N 0.4524°W / 6.0344; -0.4524
RegionEastern Region
CapitalSuhum
Government
  TypeDistrict Assembly
  District ExecutiveMichael Kofi Mensah
Area
  Total1,018 km2 (393 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
  Total
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
  Summer (DST)GMT

References

  1. "New Districts & Nominated DCEs" (PDF). ghanadistricts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2013.
  2. "All Districts". ghanadistricts. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. "Districts of Ghana". statoids. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

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