Shama District
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| Shama District | ||
| Region Regions of Ghana ||Ghana is divided into ten regions :*Ashanti Region *Brong-Ahafo Region *Central Region *Eastern Region *Greater Accra Region *Northern Region *Upper East Region... |
Western Region Western Region (Ghana) The Western Region of Ghana, reaching from the Côte d'Ivoire border in the west to the Central Region in the east, includes the large twin city of Sekondi-Takoradi on the coast, coastal Axim, and a hilly inland area including Elubo. It includes Ghana's southernmost location, Cape Three Points,... |
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| District type | Shama Assembly | |
| Municipal Chief Executive | Hon. Joseph Amoah | |
| Succeeded | Hon. Emelia Arthur | |
| Capital | Shama Shama Shama may refer to:* Shama شَمّاء, an Arabic feminine name meaning "light, candle/a woman with good traits"* Shema Yisrael, Shama prayer in Judaism* Shema, Ghana, African town* Shamas or Magpie-robins, of the genera Copsychus and Trichixos... |
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| Population | - | |
| ISO 3166 ISO 3166 ISO 3166 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization . It defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, special areas of geographical interest, and their principal subdivisions . The official name of the standard is Codes for the representation... |
GH-WP-SA | |
The Nzema East Municipal District is a district of Ghana
Districts of Ghana
||The Districts of Ghana are second-level administrative subdivisions of Ghana, below the level of region.The districts of Ghana were re-organized in 1988/1989 in an attempt to decentralize the government and to combat the rampant corruption amongst officials...
in the Western Region
Western Region (Ghana)
The Western Region of Ghana, reaching from the Côte d'Ivoire border in the west to the Central Region in the east, includes the large twin city of Sekondi-Takoradi on the coast, coastal Axim, and a hilly inland area including Elubo. It includes Ghana's southernmost location, Cape Three Points,...
of Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. The district is among the new districts and municipalities created in 2008 by the then President, John Kufuor
John Kufuor
John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor was the second president of the 4th Republic of Ghana and Chairperson of the African Union...
. It was inaugurated on the 29th of February
February
February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the shortest month and the only month with fewer than 30 days. The month has 28 days in common years and 29 days in leap years...
2008.