Ga Central Municipal District is one of the twenty-nine districts in
Greater Accra Region
The Greater Accra Region has the smallest area of Ghana's 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of 3,245 square kilometres. This is 1.4 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. It is the second most populated region, befor ...
,
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger
Ga South Municipal District
Ga South Municipal District is one of the twenty-nine districts in Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Ga West District in 2004, until the western part of the district was split off to create the first G ...
on 29 February 2008, until a small portion of the district was split off to create Ga Central Municipal District on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been retained as Ga South Municipal District (currently known as
Weija-Gbawe Municipal District
Weija Gbawe Municipal District is one of the twenty-nine districts in Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Ga West District in 2004, until the western part of the district was split off to create the firs ...
). The municipality is located in the western part of Greater Accra Region and has
Sowutuom
Anyaa Sowutuom, popularly simply called Sowutuom, is a suburban town near Omanjor in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. In 2012, Ga Central District was created with Sowutuom as its capital.
It has several tertiary education institutions, and ...
as its capital town.
Administration
The Assembly currently has nine electoral areas. It has a membership of sixteen comprising nine Elected Assembly Members, five Government Appointees, a Municipal Chief Executive and one Member of Parliament. The Assembly has two Zonal Councils: namely Anyaa and Chantan Zonal Councils.
Geography
The district is bordered to the north and west by
Ga West Municipal District
Ga West Municipal District is one of the twenty-nine districts in Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Ga District in 1988, until the eastern part of the district was split off to create Ga East District ...
, to the east by
Accra Metropolis District
The Accra Metropolitan District is one of the 254 Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts in Ghana, and among the 26 such districts in the Greater Accra Region with a population of 284,124 as of 2021. As of March 2018, it spans an area of approxim ...
, and to the south by
Ga South Municipal District
Ga South Municipal District is one of the twenty-nine districts in Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Ga West District in 2004, until the western part of the district was split off to create the first G ...
. The total area of the district is 48.997 square kilometers.
Population
According to the 2010 census, the population of the district is 117,220 with 57,321 males and 59,899 females. The current population based Ghana Statistical Service record is 144,521.
References
Accra
Greater Accra Region
Districts of Greater Accra Region
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