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Gomoa East (Ghana Parliament Constituency)
Gomoa East is one of the constituency, constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament, Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Gomoa East is located in the Gomoa District, Gomoa district of the Central Region, Ghana, Central Region of Ghana. Boundaries The seat is located entirely within the Gomoa district of the Central Region of Ghana. Members of Parliament Elections Richmond Sam Quarm (NPP) won the by-election held on the 8 April 2003 following the death of Emmanuel Acheampong (NPP) in a road traffic accident on February 9, 2003. See also *List of Ghana Parliament constituencies References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomoa East Parliamentary constituencies in the Central Region (Ghana) Central Region (Ghana) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gomoa District
Gomoa District is a former district that was located in Central Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988. However on 29 February 2008, it was split off into two new districts: Gomoa West District (capital: Apam) and Gomoa East District (capital: Gomoa Afransi). The district assembly was located in the southeast part of Central Region and had Apam as its capital town. History Gomoa District was mainly inhabited by the Akan-subgroup Fantes. The inhabitants were mainly farmers and fishermen. Apam was the capital of Gomoa District. The native name for this region was “Apaa.” Most of the people living in Apam were engaged in the fishing industry, supplying the land-locked villages surrounding it with fish. There was also a vibrant salt industry Salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl), a chemical compound belonging to the larger class of salts; salt in the form of a natural crystalline mineral is known as rock sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |