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The Bia West District

The Bia West District is located in the Western North Region. It is located between Latitude 6°6’N and 7°0’N and Longitude 2°40’W and 3°15’W. It shares boundaries with the Bia East District to the north and East, the republic of La Cote d’Ivoire to the west, and Juaboso District to the south, with Essam-Debiso being it Capital. The district has a surface area of 1,287.26559 sq.km.

The District has a total land area of about 1,287.265sqkm.

It shares boundaries with Bia East in the North, the Republic of La Cote d’Ivoire to the West and Juaboso District to the South. The District capital Essam-Debiso is located 250km to Kumasi, the nearest commercial centre.

The District has a current population of 115,881 made up of 59,955 (51.7%) males and 55,926 (48.3%) females according to the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) Report with a population growth rate of 1.9%.

The List of Assembly Members for Bia West District

S/N	NAME	ELECTORAL AREA	DESIGNATION	TELEPHONE
1.	HON. BERNARD GYEBI- BLAY	Bia West District Assembly	DCE	0249318806
2.	HON.NANA AHOI PAIN II	ELLUOKROM	APPOINTEE	0241237986
3.	HON. FRANCISA OSEI	ADJOAFUA	APPOINTEE	0542584787
4.	HON. ASANA MUSTAPHA	YAWMATWA-NKWANTA	APPOINTEE	0248761507
5.	HON. RHODES OHENE KWARTENG	KAKENABO	APPOINTEE	0249457869
6.	HON. ABASS AYARIGA MOHAMMED	YAWMATWA	APPOINTEE	0244276387
7.	HON. ADU BEDIAKO AMANFO	NAFANA	APPOINTEE	0206311090
8.	HON. ADU NESTOR	KOJOABA	APPOINTEE	0248507080
9.	HON. JOSEPH ATUAHENE MENSAH	PAPASE	APPOINTEE	0244996838
10.	HON. ATTA FRANCIS	YAWMATWA-NKWANTA	APPOINTEE	0577038704
11.	HON. OPOKU DOROTHY	KWAMEBIKROM	APPOINTEE	0246997067
12.	HON. ADARKWA YIADOM BISMARK	AHENBOBOANO	APPOINTEE	0247462974
13.	HON. ISAAC AMANOR	DEBISO	APPOINTEE	0246736287
14.	HON. FRANCIS KWARTENG	ELLUOKROM	ELECTED	0248625894
15.	HON. AKUA KONADU	ASANTEMAN	ELECTED	0202083761
16.	HON. ADDAI CASELEY	ADJOAFUA	ELECTED	0248959558
17.	HON.MBUGRI A. DANIEL	KWASI NKRUMAH	ELECTED	0200717167
18.	HON. NKRUMAH FREDERICK	KWAMETAWIAKROM	ELECTED	0540992314
19.	HON. ASOMANING ATTA BALLACK	ASOUNTAA	ELECTED	0202563500
20.	HON.MARTIN KINGSLEY FOSU	ESSAM	ELECTED	0243565016
21.	HON. ANNOR MATHEW	NEW DEBISO	ELECTED	0245360855
22.	HON. KWAKU EKUBAN	KRAMOKROM	ELECTED	0243027468
23.	HON. YAKUBU DAYAGENE	ADIEPENA	ELECTED	0248096376
24.	HON. EDWARD TAKYI	AMOAKROM	ELECTED	0240809870
25.	HON. OTENG SIMON	SUKUSUSU	ELECTED	0243564191
26.	HON. WIAFE DAGURI	YAWMATWA-NKWANTA	ELECTED	0544731708
27.	HON. JOYCE NYARKO	DANSOKROM	ELECTED	0548573753
28.	HON. ABDUL MUSAH	MANZAN	ELECTED	0244049249
29.	HON. KWAKU APREKU EMMANUEL	KOFI PONKOR	ELECTED	0204884780
30.	HON. JOHN WESLEY	KOJOABA	ELECTED	0245897553
31.	HON. KWAME KWAKYE	NSOWAKROM	ELECTED	0245704155
32.	HON. KOFI ABRAHAM	PAPASE	ELECTED	0247176469
33.	HON. ALIRA PHILIP	AHENBOBOANO	ELECTED	0242603704
34.	HON. JOHN BOSCO DONKOR	NEW BOINZAN	ELECTED	0200615883
35.	HON. EMMANUEL ANANE	DEBISO	ELECTED	0248863262
36.	HON. AMANKWA YAW	NAFANA	ELECTED	0209853968
37.	HON. EDWARD COBBINA	KWAMEBIKROM	ELECTED	0246077272
38.	HON. MUSAH YAKUBU	YAWMATWA	ELECTED	0243493909
39.	H0N. NKRUMAH PETER	KAKENABO	ELECTED	0540664034
40.	HON. SEREKYE YAW	TEPAKROM	ELECTED	0249450039
41.	HON. STEPHEN COBBINA	KYEREMEKROM	ELECTED	0246762103

List of District Chief Executives

LIST OF DISTRICT CHIEF EXECUTIVES FOR BIA WEST DISTRICT

Hon. Bernard Gyebi – Blay (2021 – to date)
Hon. John Koah- (2018 – 2021)
Hon. Alexander Ofori- (2016 – 2018)
Hon. Tweneboah Kodua- (2012 – 2016) (Bia West District 2012)
Hon. Francis Kottoh – (2009 – 2012)
Hon. Benjamin Armah -(2005 – 2009) (First DCE, Formerly Bia District)

About Us

VISION

To become a very effective and efficient decentralized institution that creates opportunities for all categories of people to participate in decision making and human resource development in partnership with other public organizations, private sector and all stakeholders.

MISSION

Bia West District Assembly exists to provide goods and services for sustainable development of the people in the District through the mobilization of both human and material resources in a participatory local government structure in an open and transparent environment.

BRIEF SUMMARY

The Bia West district is one of the 9 MMDAs in the Western North region of Ghana established by L.I 2013 in the year 2012. The district is predominately an agrarian with about 80% of its population engaging in farming. Bia biosphere reserve is one of the few reserves in the country located in this district. The reserve has total land size of 306km and it’s actually a UNESCO recognised biosphere reserve.

The Assembly has a total membership of Forty-Two (42) including the Hon District Chief Executive and the Hon. Member of Parliament. The Assembly has Five (5) functional statutory sub-committees as well as other committees. There are six operational Area Councils in the District. These are Oseikojokrom, Yawmatwa, Akaatiso, Adjoafua and Essam-Debiso Area Councils.

Assembly has Twenty-Eight (28) elected and Twelve (12) appointed Members. Thirty-Five (35) are males and Five females of which three (3) are elected and three (3) appointed.