Mpohor Wassa East District is located at the south-eastern end of the Western Region. It is bounded on the northeast and southeast by the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira (THLD) and Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem Municipal all in the Central Region.
The District is again bounded on the west by the Wassa Amenfi West District Assembly, and in the south by the Shama District Assembly (SDA). On the east, it shares boundaries with Ahanta West District Assembly (AWDA).
The District was carved out from Wassa Fiase Mpohor District in 1988 and occupies an area of 1880 square kilometres (464,553) of which 344 square km 85,000 hectares are used as cultivable land. The District capital is Daboase, which is 6.7 km from the Cape Coast Takoradi main road.
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The District was carved out from Wassa Fiase Mpohor District in 1988 and occupies an area of 1880 square kilometres (464,553) of which 344 square km 85,000 hectares are used as cultivable land.
The District capital is Daboase, which is 6.7 km from the Cape Coast Takoradi main road.The district has a high human resource potential with 50.6 percent of the population between 15 and 64 years.
Small-scale industrial activities are not very well developed in the district because of po ... more »
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Five galamsey miners have died in Mpohor in the Mpohor Wassa East District of the Western Region when the pit they were working in collapsed on them.
MPOHOR WASA E: 30 dressmakers get sewing machine About 30 dressmakers at Daboase in the Mpohor Wassa East District of the Western Region, having undergone a six month training programme with the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) have received a certificate and sewing machine each.
MPOHOR /WASSA EAST : Galamsey destroying Batere River The activities of illegal small scale miners popularly called ‘galamsey’ in the Mpohor Wassa East District of the Western Region has resulted in the pollution of River Butere thereby threatening the health of the people in the area.