The District lies between Latitudes 040 55’ – 050 15’ N and Longitudes 020 15’ – 020 45’ W and is bordered on the North by Wassa Amenfi West and Aowin Suaman districts, Nzema East Municiapl on the East, La Cote d’ivoire to the West and the gulf of Guinea to the South. The size of the district is 1344 sq.km. District Capital – Half Assini.
The Jomoro District, which used to be part of the then Nzema East Municipal was created by Legislative Instrument 1394 in 1988. It is located in the Southwestern corner of the Western Region of Ghana. It is bounded on the South by Latitude 4,80 N and the Atlantic Ocean {Gulf of Guinea}. It is bounded in the North by Latitude 5,21 N and the Nini River. It also lies between Longitude 2,35 W to the East and 3,07 W to the West.
Mr. Ebenezer Teye Addo, Western Regional Minister, yesterday renewed calls to District Chief Executives in the region to stamp out illegal mining in their areas.
Dr. Jonathan Mensah, Medical Superintendent of the Half Assini Government Hospital, at the weekend called on the Jomoro District Assembly, the Western Nzema Traditional Council, philantropists and organizations to assist to renovate and expand facilities at the hospital.
The Jomoro District Assembly in the Western Region has failed to elect a new Presiding Member after two rounds of voting as none of the contenders obtained the required 34 votes.
Chief Executive for the Jomoro District Assembly in the Western Region, Sylvester Nuomah Daddie has said his outfit has allocated funds to sponsor some students to pursue their course of studies in nursing and teaching fields.
Government has made available to public basic schools in the Jomoro District 3,700 furniture valued at GHc480, 025.00 through the Jomoro District Education Directorate for distribution in the district.