AHANTA WEST
DISTRICT PROFILE
The Ahanta West Municipal is located along southern coast of Ghana. In 1988, the Ahanta West Municipal
Assembly was carved out of the then Sekondi – Takoradi Municipal Assembly, now the Sekondi – Takoradi
Metropolitan Assembly (STMA). It attained Municipal status under LI 2295 on 14
th March 2018. It has 123
settlements with Agona Nkwanta as the Municipal Capital Southernmost of Western Region Boundaries: Nzema East Municipal (On the West), Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal &
Mpohor District (To the North), Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal Assembly (On the East), Gulf of Guinea
(To the south)
Agriculture continues to play an important role in the economy of the Municipal, providing both fulltime and part-time employment for about 38.1 of the labour force. About 12,325 households
representing 47.2% of the total households are estimated to be engaged in agriculture. Major food crops
includes cassava, plantain, maize, rice, yam and vegetables. Prominent cash crops are oil palm and
rubber. livestock rearing, in the Municipal includes birds and
ruminants.
