However, on 29 February 2008, it was split off into two new districts: Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan District (capital: Sekondi-Takoradi) and Shama District (capital: Shama). The metropolis was located in the southeast part of Western Region and had Sekondi-Takoradi as its capital town.
The division of a metropolitan area into two separate districts occurred on February 29, 2008, with Sekondi-Takoradi becoming the capital of one district and Shama becoming the capital of the other. The metropolis was situated in the southeast part of the Western Region.