Mfantsiman Municipal District is one of the twenty-two districts in
Central Region,
Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as
Mfantsiman District
Mfantsiman Municipal District is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Mfantsiman District, which was created from the former Mfantsiman Distri ...
, which was created from the former Mfantsiman District Council; until it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on 29 February 2008 to become Mfantsiman Municipal District. However on 28 June 2012, the eastern part of the district was split off to create
Ekumfi District; thus the remaining part has been retained as Mfantsiman Municipal District. The municipality is located in the southwest part of Central Region and has
Saltpond as its capital town.
Geography
The Mfantsiman Municipal is located along the Atlantic coastline of the Central Region of Ghana and extends from latitudes 5° to 5°20’ north of the equator and longitudes 0°44’ to 1°11’ west of the
Greenwich Meridian
The historic prime meridian or Greenwich meridian is a geographical reference line that passes through the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in London, England. The modern IERS Reference Meridian widely used today ...
, stretching for about 21 kilometers along the coastline and for about 13 kilometers inland and constituting an area of 612 square kilometers. The municipal capital is Saltpond.
The Municipal is bounded to the west and Northwest by
Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District, to the east by
Ekumfi District and to the south by the Atlantic Ocean. The District as of 2012 starts from
Mankessim
Mankessim is a town in the Central Region of Ghana, West Africa. It is approximately 75 km west of Accra, on the main road to Sekondi-Takoradi. It is the traditional headquarters of the Fante ethnic group of Ghana. Mankessim's history is ...
to Yamoransa.
Economy
The inhabitants are mainly employed through fishing, farming or tradings. The capital Saltpond was the birthplace of
Convention People's Party (CPP), The founders use to stay in a house named ''Caanan Lodge'', the party of Osagyefo Dr
Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah (born 21 September 190927 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He was the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana, having led the Gold Coast to independence from Britain in 1957. An in ...
. Kwame Nkrumah planted a palm tree that signified the birth of UGCC in the town. The palm tree is found in the centre of saltpond. The first tarred road in Ghana is also found in Saltpond.
The municipality houses the Akanland Ceramics factory (formerly) but now a paper producing company and also known to be the first place to begin off-shore oil-drilling in Ghana.
List of settlements
Past members of parliament
* Mr Abakah-Quansah 1992–1996
* Mr Jacob Arthur 1996–2000, 2000–2004
* Mr Stephen Asamoah Boateng 2004–2008
* Mr Aquainas Tawiah Quansah 2008–2012, 2012–2016
* Mr Ekow Kwansah Hayford, 2016-2020
* Ophelia Mensah, current
Notable people
Some popular people who hail from Mfantsiman Municipality are:
* Prof.
Francis K. A. Allotey
* Prof. Paul Archibald Vianey Ansah
* Prof.
William Otoo Ellis
Professor William Otoo Ellis is a Ghanaian academic and a former Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He is a product of Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary in Koforidua.
Education
He started his ...
- Vice Chancellor,
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana
* Prof.
Kwesi Andam
Kwesi Akwansah Andam (15 December 1946 – 14 December 2007) was a Ghanaian academic and former Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He was a professor of engineering. He died on 14 December 2007 at the 37 M ...
– Former Vice Chancellor, KNUST, Ghana
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King Peggy
Nana Amuah-Afenyi VI (born Peggielene Bartels in 1953), known informally as King Peggy, is the reigning chief of the town of Tantum (or Otuam), in the Mfantsiman Municipal District, Ghana. Born in the Gold Coast (now Ghana) and a naturalized ...
* Dr.
James Kwegyir Aggrey
James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey (18 October 1875 – 30 July 1927) was an intellectual, missionary, and teacher. He was born in the Gold Coast (modern Ghana) and later emigrated to the United States, but returned to Africa for several years. He was the ...
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John Mensah Sarbah
John Mensah Sarbah (3 June 1864 – 27 November 1910)S. Tenkorang, "John Mensah Sarbah, 1864–1910", in ''Transactions of the HYistorical Society of Ghana'', Vol. XIV, No. 1, Legon, June 1973 (pp. 65–78), pp. 65, 76. Some other sources (incl ...
*
Kobina Arku Korsah
Sir Kobina Arku Korsah (3 April 1894 – 25 January 1967)''Makers of Modern Africa'', London: Africa Journal Ltd, 1981, pp. 289-90. was the first Chief Justice of Ghana (then the Gold Coast) in 1956.
Biography
Born in Saltpond, Korsah was ed ...
(Sir Arku Korsah)
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Ama Ata Aidoo
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William Ansah Sessarakoo
* George Ekem Ferguson
* K. B. Anann
* Isaac Dadzie Honny
* Lawyer Kweku Yamoah Painstil
* Mr Isaac Kwegyir Essel(Proprietor- Sabs Smerbu Memorial JHS)
* CSOP Prince Essel- Nana Osreko Yamoah Ponko I (Akwamuhene of Mankessim Traditional Area)
* Mrs Agnes Ama Bentsiwaa Botchway
* Daasebre Kwebu Ewusi VII (Omanhene of Abeadze Traditional Area)
* Mr Hariom Ewusie Anan (Proprietor – Hariom International School)
Sources
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District: Mfantsiman Municipal District
References
Central Region (Ghana)
Districts of the Central Region (Ghana)
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