The Dangme West District is situated in the Southeastern part of Ghana, lying between latitude 5° 45’ south and 6° 05’ North and Longitude 0° 05’ East and 0° 20’ West. The District has a total land area of 1,442 square kilometres, making it the largest in the Greater Accra Region. The land size represents 41.5% of the regional land area.
The district was carved out of the former Dangme District in 1988 as a result of a national redemarcation exercise carried out in relation to decentralization reforms in the country. The district shares boundaries with the Yilo Krobo District on the North- West, North-Tongu District on the North-East, Akwapim-North District on the West, Tema District on the South-West and Dangme-East District on the East.
The north-eastern and the southern portions of the district are washed by the Volta River and the Atlantic Ocean respectively. The district has a coastline stretching over 37 kilometres.
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), has organised a two-day workshop at Dodowa in the Greater Accra Region, on the Code of Conduct for Public Officers.
Some twelve selected schools in the Greater Accra Region through the benevolence of the Coca-Cola African Foundation now have access to learning centres.
Mrs Dho Young-Shim, Chairperson, Board of Directors, UN MDG Advocacy Group, based in South Korea, inaugurated the 29th UN sponsored library for the Freeman Methodist School in Prampram in the Greater Accra Region.
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