WASSA-AMENFI EAST
DISTRICT PROFILE
The Wassa Amenfi East Municipal Assembly was elevated in
2017 by LI 2289 with the capital at Wassa Akropong.
Assembly Members (36)
LOCATION AND SIZE
The Wassa Amenfi East Municipal Assembly is located in the Western region of
Ghana. The district can be found in the middle part of the region. It is
bounded to the west by Wassa Amenfi Central District Assembly, to the East by
Mpohor Wassa East District Assembly, to the south by Preastea Huni Valley
District Assembly and to the north by Upper Denkyira West and East District
Assemblies. The district occupies a total land area of 1,600 square kilometers
which is about 7.5% of the total size of the Western region. The capital Wassa
Akropong is 180km away from the regional capital Sekondi -Takoradi and 136km
from Kumasi by road.POPULATION
The Wassa Amenfi East recorded a
population of 83,478 in the 2010 Population and Housing Census. Thus, at
the current population growth rate of 3% per annum, the projected
population of the district is 94,121.
D.C.E - Hon. Helena Appiah source:www.mofep.gov.gh/publications/composite-budget-2015 and other sources
