Ekumfi District

Ekumfi District
Ekumfi District
District
	Districts of Central Region
	Ekumfi District Location of Ekumfi District within Central
	Coordinates: 5°19′5.88″N 0°53′29.04″W / 5.3183000°N 0.8914000°W
Country	Ghana
Region	Central
Capital	Essakyir
Government
• Member of Parliament	Kingsley Ato-Cudjoe
Area
• Total	276.65 km2 (106.82 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	56,741
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code	GH-CP-EK

Ekumfi District is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, Ghana. It was formerly part of a then-larger Mfantsiman Municipality, which was also formed from the former Mfantsiman District Council. Ekumfi District was created when the eastern part of the Mfantsiman Municipality was split off on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been retained as the Mfantsiman Municipal District.^[2] The district is located in the south-central part of Central Region and has Essarkyir as its capital town.^[3]^[4]

Geography

The district is bordered to the north by Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District, to the east by Gomoa West District, to the south by the Gulf of Guinea, and to the west by Mfantsiman Municipal District.

Demographics

The total area of the district is 276.65 square kilometers. According to the 2021 census, the population of the district was 56,741.^[5]

References

^ Ghana: Administrative Division
^ GNA. "Foundation donates items to five communities in Ekumfi District | News Ghana". newsghana.com.gh. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
^ "Rev Minister calls for peace, unity in the resurrection power of Christ". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
^ Online, Peace FM. "Ghana Post Collapsed In Most Districts In The Central Region". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
^ "Ghana: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-12-09.

5°19′5.88″N 0°53′29.04″W / 5.3183000°N 0.8914000°W / 5.3183000; -0.8914000

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[1] Ghana: Administrative Division

[2] GNA. "Foundation donates items to five communities in Ekumfi District | News Ghana". newsghana.com.gh. Retrieved 2022-05-16.

[3] "Rev Minister calls for peace, unity in the resurrection power of Christ". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-05-16.

[4] Online, Peace FM. "Ghana Post Collapsed In Most Districts In The Central Region". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2022-05-16.

[5] "Ghana: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-12-09.

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v t e Districts and Capitals of the Central Region of Ghana
Metropolitan (1)	Cape Coast Metropolitan (Capital: Cape Coast)
Municipal (7)	Agona West Municipal (Capital: Agona Swedru) Assin Central Municipal (Capital: Assin Fosu) Awutu Senya East Municipal (Capital: Kasoa) Effutu Municipal (Capital: Winneba) Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal (Capital: Elmina) Mfantsiman Municipal (Capital: Saltpond) Upper Denkyira East Municipal (Capital: Dunkwa-on-Offin)
Ordinary (14)	Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese (Capital: Abura-Dunkwa) Agona East (Capital: Nsaba) Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam (Capital: Ajumako) Asikuma/Odoben/Brakwa (Capital: Breman Asikuma) Assin North (Capital: Assin Bereku) Assin South (Capital: Nsuaem Kyekyewere) Awutu Senya West (Capital: Awutu Breku) Ekumfi (Capital: Essarkyir) Gomoa Central (Capital: Gomoa Afransi) Gomoa East (Capital: Potsin) Gomoa West (Capital: Apam) Twifo-Atti Morkwa (Capital: Twifo Praso) Twifo/Heman/Lower Denkyira (Capital: Twifo Hemang) Upper Denkyira West (Capital: Diaso)