Birim Central Municipal District

Birim Central Municipal District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana.[1] Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as the first Birim South District after splitting off from the former Birim District until 2008, when part of the district was split out to become a new Birim South District; thus the remaining original part has been renamed as Birim Central Municipal District as it was upgraded to municipal assembly status in that same year. Later, part of the district was split off to become Asene Manso Akroso District in 2017. The municipality is located in the southwest part of Eastern Region and has Akim Oda as its capital town.

Birim Central Municipal District
Municipal District
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Eastern Region districts
Birim Central Municipal District
Location of Birim Central Municipal in Eastern Region
Coordinates: 05°55′29.89″N 00°58′55.78″W
RegionEastern Region
CapitalAkim Oda
Urban/Area/Town Councils7
Government
 • TypeMunicipal District Assembly
 • District ExecutiveOphelia Koomson
Area
 • Total1,090 km2 (420 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)GMT
WebsiteOfficial website

Boundaries

Birim Central Municipal District is located in the southwestern corner of the Eastern Region. To the north is the Birim North and Kwaebibirem Districts and to the west, the Adansi South District in the Ashanti and the Assin North District. Birim Central Municipal district's southern neighbours are Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa and Agona West Municipal Districts in Central Region. The West Akim Municipal District lies to the east of Birim Central Municipal District.[1]

Tourism

The Big Tree is one of the major attractions in Birim Central Municipal District. It is believed to be the biggest in West Africa and measures 12 metres in circumference and 66.5 metres in height. The tree is in the Esen Epan Forest Reserve, one of 9 forest reserves in the Birim Central Municipal District.[2]

List of settlements
Settlements of Birim Central Municipal District
No. Settlement Population Population year
1 Akim Oda 60,604 2013

References
  1. "Eastern Region » Birim Central Municipal". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  2. "Birim Central Municipal - municipality information". birimcentral. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
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