Ayawaso Central Municipal District is one of the twenty-nine districts in
Greater Accra Region
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,
Ghana
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.
Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger
Accra Metropolitan District
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in 1988, until a small portion of the district was split off to create Ayawaso Central Municipal District on 9 February 2019; thus the remaining part has been retained as Accra Metropolitan District. The municipality is located in the central part of
Greater Accra Region
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and has
Kokomlemle
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Kokomlemle is recognized as the ...
as its capital town.
History
The history of Ayawaso Central dates back to the days of the former president of
Ghana
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Kwame Nkrumah
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, when Kwei Mensah who was known to be the first person to settle on the land joined several others in the country for the fight for multi-party democracy.
The
Greater Accra Regional Minister
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, at the time,
Ishmael Nii Ashitey, read a speech on behalf of the
President of Ghana
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said, the new assemblies, which were created was in accordance with the 1992 Constitution and Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 963) of the
Constitution of Ghana
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.
The first Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) is Alhaji Ababio Mohammed Quaye.
The
Ayawaso Central constituency falls within the jurisdiction of the Municipal and the current Member of Parliament is
Henry Quartey
Henry Quartey (born 12 March 1971) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Ayawaso Central Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. ...
.
Boundaries
Ayawaso Central Municipal District is bounded to the north by
Ayawaso West Municipal District
Ayawaso West Municipal District is one of the twenty-nine districts in Greater Accra Region, Ghana.https://mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/composite-budget/2019/GR/Ayawaso-West.pdf Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Accra Metropo ...
, to the West by
Okaikoi South Municipal District, to the south by
Korley Klottey Municipal District, and to the east by
Ayawaso East Municipal District.
The 2010 population and housing census estimated the population of the district at 142,322 with 68,390 houses and 73,932 households.
Using the Greater Accra Growth Rate of 3.1%, it is estimated that the 2018 population stands at 174,102.
Some of the communities within the municipal district include:
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Kotobabi
Kotobabi is a town in the Accra Metropolitan district, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
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New Town
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New or NEW may refer to:
Music
* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz
Albums and EPs
* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...
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Alajo
Alajo is a suburb of Accra in the Accra Metropolitan district, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
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Kokomlemle
Kokomlemle is a town in the Accra Metropolitan District, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana and noted for the location of Joy FM and Accra Technical Training Center (ATTC), among other institutions.
Kokomlemle is recognized as the ...
The district includes five (5) electoral areas:
* Maamobi West
* Kwoatsuru
* Maamobi East
* Nima West
* Kanda
References
Districts of Greater Accra Region
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