INTRODUCTION:

The Sefwi Wiawso Municipal Assembly was established by Legislative Instrument, L.I 1386 on November, 23rd 1988 under PNDC Law 207 with the District Capital at Sefwi - Wiawso. Gained Municipal Status in March, 2012 under Legislative Instrument, L. I 2015. 2010 PHC-139,200, made up of 69,753 males and 69,447 females.

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AGRICULTURE :

Employs about 80% of the working population ROADS The Municipal has a total length of 93.5km of highways.

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EDUCATION :

119 Primary Schools (39 Private,80 Public) 76 J.H.S 4 S.H.S. & 2 Tertiary .

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HEALTH :

3 hospitals (2 Public & 1Private) 30 CHPS. ENVIRONMENT Primary Change to Secondary. SANITATION :

Food Hygiene, Health Promotion, Control of Pests, Vectors & Environmental Sanitation. TOURISM :

Tree of God(Nyame Dua),Abombrim Sacred Tortoise Forest & Ancestral Hole. Sefwi Wiawso Municipal Assembly 4 ENVIRONMENT The natural vegetation cover has given way to secondary forest over most of the Municipality because of exploitation of timber and bad farming practices.

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The Sefwi Wiawso Municipal Assembly is created as pivot of the administrative and developmental decision-making body in the municipality and the basic unit of local government administration. It has deliberative, legislative as well as executive functions. It has been established as a structure to which is assigned the responsibility of the totality of government to bring about integration of political, administrative and development support needed to achieve a more equitable allocation of power, wealth and geographically dispersed development in Ghana; and above all it is constituted as Planning authorities for the municipality. The following are the functions of the Municipal Assembly;

 

 Be responsible for the overall development of the municipality and to ensure the preparation and submission through the Regional Co-ordinating Council for the approval of the development plan to the NDPC and budget to the Minister of Finance for the municipality

 

 Formulate and execute plans, programmes and strategies for the effective mobilization of the resources necessary for the overall development of the municipality

 

 Promote and support productive activity and social development in the municipality and remove any obstacles to initiative development  Initiate programmes for the development of basic infrastructure and provide municipal works and services in the municipality

 

 Be responsible for the development, improvement and management of human settlements and the environment in the municipality

 

 In co-operation with appropriate national and local security agencies, be responsible for the maintenance of security and public safety in the municipality

 

 Ensure ready access to the courts and public tribunals in the municipality for the promotion of justice

 

 Initiate, sponsor or carry out such studies as may be necessary for the discharge of any of the functions conferred by the Act or any other enactment; and

 

 Perform such other functions as may be provided under any other enactment