Ellembelle District

Ellembelle District
Region Western Region
District type Ordinary
District Chief Executive Mr. Kwasi Bonzoe
Succeeded Hon. Saed Ramadan Yankey
Capital Nkroful
Area 1,468 km²
Population
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ISO 3166 GH-WP-SA

The Ellembelle District[1] is one of the eighteen (18) districts in the Western Region of Ghana. Its capital is Ellembelle. The Ellembelle District Assembly is located at Nkroful, the birthplace of Kwame Nkrumah.[2] The district is among the new districts and municipalities created in 2008 by the then President, John Agyekum Kufuor. It was inaugurated on 29 February 2008.[3]

Sources

  • "Districts of Ghana". Statoids.
  • GhanaDistricts.com

References

  1. ↑ Ellembelle District Archived March 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Yaaba Yamikeh, Ellembele District ready for take off, The Statesman, 4 March 2008
  3. ↑ Welcome to Ellembele Archived 2011-01-28 at the Wayback Machine.


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