Ayawaso Central Municipal District is one of the twenty-nine districts in

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. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger

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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

and has

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as its capital town.

History

The history of Ayawaso Central dates back to the days of the former president of

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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

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, at the time, Ishmael Nii Ashitey, read a speech on behalf of the

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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

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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

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Boundaries

Ayawaso Central Municipal District is bounded to the north by

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, 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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The district includes five (5) electoral areas: * Maamobi West * Kwoatsuru * Maamobi East * Nima West * Kanda

References

Districts of Greater Accra Region {{Ghana-geo-stub