East Akim Municipal Assembly | ||
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Municipal | ||
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Eastern Region districts |
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Location of East Akim Municipal in Eastern Region | ||
Coordinates: 6°10′05″N 0°33′07″W / 6.168°N 0.552°WCoordinates: 6°10′05″N 0°33′07″W / 6.168°N 0.552°W | ||
Region | Eastern Region | |
Capital | Kibi | |
Government | ||
• Type | Municipal District Assembly | |
• District Executive | Simon Peter Asirifi | |
Area | ||
• Total | 752 km2 (290 sq mi) | |
Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) | |
• Summer (DST) | GMT (UTC) |
The East Akim Municipal District is one of the twenty-one (21) districts of the Eastern Region of south Ghana. The capital is Kibi.
East Akim Municipal district used to be a larger district in surface area. The Atiwa District was carved out of it in 2004. In February 2008, it was one of the districts upgraded to municipal status by the NPP Kufuor government.