Upper West Akim District

Upper West Akim District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, . Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger West Akim District in 1988, which was created from the former West Akim District Council, which it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 1 November 2007 to become .
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  • Type: district of Ghana
  • Description: district in the Eastern Region of Ghana
  • Also known as: Upper West Akim

Upper West Akim District

Latitude
5.8003° or 5° 48′ 1″ north
Longitude
-0.56° or 0° 33′ 36″ west
Elevation
123 metres (404 feet)
Open location code
6CQXRC2R+42
Geo­Names ID
12105086
Wiki­data ID
Q55566598
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In Other Languages

From Fanti to Yoruba—“Upper West Akim District” goes by many names.
  • Fanti: Upper West Akim District
  • Fanti: Upper West Akim
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: Upper West Akim District
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: Upper West Akim
  • Hausa: Upper West Akim District
  • Igbo: Upper West Akim District
  • Igbo: Upper West Akim
  • Southern Dagaare: Upper West Akim Desekyere
  • Southern Dagaare: Upper West Akim
  • Spanish: Upper West Akyem
  • Twi: Upper West Akim District
  • Twi: Upper West Akim
  • Yoruba: Upper West Akim District

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