Ekumfi District is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region,

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. It was formerly part of a then-larger Mfantsiman Municipality, which was also formed from the former Mfantsiman District Council. Ekumfi District was created when the eastern part of the Mfantsiman Municipality was split off on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been retained as the Mfantsiman Municipal District. The district is located in the south-central part of Central Region and has Essarkyir as its capital town.

Geography

The district is bordered to the north by Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District, to the east by

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, to the south by the

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, and to the west by

Mfantsiman Municipal District Mfantsiman Municipal Assembly is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Mfantsiman District, which was created from the former Mfantsiman Distri ...

Demographics

The total area of the district is 276.65 square kilometers. According to the 2021 census, the population of the district was 56,741.

References

Central Region (Ghana) Districts of the Central Region (Ghana) {{CentralRegionGH-geo-stub