Nkwanta South Municipal Assembly () is one of the nine districts in
Oti Region
The Oti Region is one of the six newly created regions of Ghana in December 2018. The region was carved out of the Volta Region and will be in fulfillment of a campaign promise made by New Patriotic Party. Prior to the 2016 Ghanaian general elec ...
,
Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...
. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger
Nkwanta District on 10 March 1989, which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 1496, until the northern part of the district was split off to create
Nkwanta North District on 29 February 2008, which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 1892; thus the remaining part has been renamed to become
Nkwanta South District
Nkwanta South Municipal Assembly () is one of the nine districts in Oti Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Nkwanta District on 10 March 1989, which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 1496, until the no ...
. However, on 14 November 2017 (effectively 15 March 2018), it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status to become Nkwanta South Municipal District; which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2283. The municipality is located in the northern part of Oti Region and has
Nkwanta as its capital town.
Villages
In addition to Nkwanta, the capital and administrative centre, Nkwanta South Municipality contains the following villages:
Sources
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Nkwanta South Municipal District on GhanaDistricts.com
References
External links
Nkwanta South Municipal District Official Website
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Districts of the Oti Region
States and territories established in 2008