Suhum Municipal District is one of the thirty-three districts in the
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Ghana
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. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger
Suhum-Kraboa-Coaltar District in 1988, which was created from the former
Suhum-Kraboa-Coaltar District Council, until the southern part of the district was split off to create
Ayensuano District on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Suhum Municipal District, which was also elevated into municipal district assembly status in that same year. The municipality is located in the southern part of Eastern Region and has
Suhum
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as its capital town.
The Chief executive officer of Suhum as at January 7, 2025 was Margaret Darko.
Boundaries
The Suhum Municipal District is one of the 261 districts in Ghana's parliament. The Suhum Municipality is located in the south-central part of the Eastern Region of Ghana and covers a land area of about three hundred and fifty-eight square kilometres (358km2). It shares common boundaries with
Ayensuano District in the south-west,
Akuapem North in the South-east,
New Juaben North in the North-east and
Akim Abuakwa South in the North-west.
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Districts of the Eastern Region (Ghana)
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