The West Akyem Municipal is in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It lies between longitudes 0 degrees 25 minutes West and 0 degrees 47 minutes West and latitudes 5 degrees 40 minutes North. It has an area of about 1,018 square kilometers. The Municipal capital, Asamankese, is located 75 kilometres North-West of Accra off the main Accra-Kimasi trunk road.
The Municipal shares boundaries with Kwaebibrem District to the North, Birim South to the West, Agona, Ewutu Municipal and Ga East Municipal to the South, and Suhum-Kraboa-Coalter and Akwapim South districts to the East.
chief executive's message
Improving and harnessing the living standards of citizenry through human resource development, infrastructure development, quality health delivery and accessibility among others continue to take the centre stage in the helm of affairs of the West Akim Municipal Assembly. The vigorous pursuant of the various programmes of education and the National Youth Employment Programme, a visionary scheme brought fourth by this government aimed at reducing unemployment among the youth, attest to the fact that the Assembly is focused on redeeming it’s citizenry ... more »
latest news
The Kade District Magistrate Court has committed a farmer, Kwame Amanor, to trial before the AsamankeseCircuit Court for threatening to kill five persons with a gun.
(ASAMANKESE)WEST AKIM : Court deals with nose eater. Samuel Nyarko, a farmer, who bit the nose of a purchasing clerk, during a fight, resulting in the victim undergoing a plastic surgery, has been convicted to a fine of GHC 840 by the Asamankese Circuit Court.
(ASAMANKESE) WEST AKIM: Wee smoker arrested The Asamankese Circuit Court will on April 14 give judgement in a case in which a driver, Joseph Nimo, is charged with having in his possession 13 wrappers of marijuana.
( ASAMANKESE) WEST AKYEM: Another incest case Kofi Danso, a 36-year-old driver, has been arraigned at the Asamankese Circuit Court on two counts of defilement and incest. He pleaded not guilty for defiling his daughter, aged 12.
