Ellembelle District

The Ellembelle District[1] is one of the eighteen districts in the Western Region of Ghana. Its capital is Nkroful. 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]

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

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 Ellembelle Archived 2011-01-28 at the Wayback Machine


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