Upper West Akim District
Upper West Akim District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. 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 West Akim Municipal District.- District of Ghana
- …lies at an elevation of around 120 metres (400 feet)
- …is also known as “Upper West Akim”
- Description: district in the Eastern Region of Ghana
- Location
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Latitude
5.8003° or 5° 48′ 1″ north
Longitude
-0.56° or 0° 33′ 36″ west
Open location code
6CQXRC2R+42
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In Other Languages
From Fanti to Yoruba—“Upper West Akim District” goes by many names.
Upper West AkimFanti
Upper West Akim DistrictFanti
Upper West AkimGhanaian Pidgin English
Upper West Akim DistrictGhanaian Pidgin English
Upper West Akim DistrictHausa
Upper West AkimIgbo
Upper West Akim DistrictIgbo
Upper West AkimSouthern Dagaare
Upper West Akim DesekyereSouthern Dagaare
Upper West AkimTwi
Upper West Akim DistrictTwi
Upper West Akim DistrictYoruba
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