Sunyani West district with its capital Odumase forms part of the new districts and municipalities created last year by the President, J.A Kufuor were inaugurated at their various locations simultanously on the 29th of February 2008.
The President by an Executive Instrument (E.I) created 27 new Districts, 4 Municipalities, Upgraded 26 existing Districts and 2 existing Municipalities.
All the inaugurated and confirmed MMDAs established are operational with immediate effect hence bringing the total number of MMDAs to 169.
These new creation arose as a result of the large size of some of the then 138 MMDAs which was not one way or the other allowing the government to fully implement its policies of local governance to the benefit of the entire citizenary.
www.ghanadistricts.com in conjunction with this assembly, is in the process of collecting relevant data concerning its location and size; topography and drainage; climate and vegetation; geology and soil; social infrastructure; economy and all that one needs to know about it.
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In Sunyani West, soils are mainly Ochrosols and very fertile ,thus support cultivation of some crops including cocoyam, cocoa and yam.
The district also boasts of natural resources and timber for instance can be found throughout the district.
We have a high proportion of the workforce engaged in other industries especially service provision ,notable ones are hotels and restaurants.
The district has three prominent periodic markets for good economic acti ... more »
latest news
More schools within the communities of the Sunyani West District have received new classroom structures to replace the open under trees class sessions.
SUNYANI WEST : More feeder roads to be constructed The Sunyani West District Assembly as part of measures to improve road accessibility in the district has given for construction the main road linking Siatre and Kandro through the Catholic University.
SUNYANI WEST : New Maize market for traders of Odumaase The Sunyani West District Assembly in recognition of the relevance of maize production to the local economy has constructed a new “maize market” at Odumaase to be solely used for the sale and storage of the cereal.
