Ada West District

Ada West District
District
Ada West District
Coordinates: 5°52′30″N 0°21′42″E / 5.87500°N 0.36167°E / 5.87500; 0.36167
Country Ghana
Region Greater Accra Region
Area
  Total 323.721 km2 (124.989 sq mi)
Population (2010)
  Total 71,671

The Ada West District is one of the sixteen (16) districts in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Its capital is Sege. Ada West district was established in 2012 by Legislative Instrument (L.I) 2029, when it was carved out of the former Dangme East District together with Ada East District.[1]

The district is bordered to the north by North Tongu District and South Tongu District (both in the Volta Region), to the east by Ada East District, to the south by the Gulf of Guinea, and to the west by Ningo Prampram District and Shai Osudoku District. The total area of the district is 323.721 square kilometers. According to the 2010 census, the population of the district is 59,124 with 28,579 males and 30,545 females.[2]

References

  1. "Ada West". Ghana Districts. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  2. "District Analytical Report - Ada West District" (PDF). Ghana Statistical Service. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
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