Shama District is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region,

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. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger

Shama Ahanta East Metropolitan District Shama Ahanta East Metropolitan District is a former district that was located in Western Region, Ghana. Originally created as a metropolitan district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Authority Council; which was ...

in 1988, which was created from the former

Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Authority Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Authority is a former district council that was located in Western Region, Ghana. Originally created as an district council in 1975. However on 1988, it was split off into two new district assemblies: Shama Ahanta E ...

Council, until the eastern part of the district was split off to create Shama District on 29 February 2008; thus the remaining part has been renamed as

Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan District Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Shama Ahanta East Metropolitan District in 1988, which was created from the former Sekondi Takor ...

. The district assembly is located in the southeast part of Western Region and has Shama as its capital town.

Demographics

Shama District has a population of about 88,314 people and shares a border with the

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. It has 42% of the active labor force of the population involved in fishing and farming. It also houses

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, one of the former slaves fort in

where slaves from all over Africa were kept before they were sent to the

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in the 1600s. Pra Nye-Eyi Afahye, the festival of the people of Shama Traditional Area, is celebrated in every second week of November. It is a weeklong event and usually commences on Saturday and ends on Sunday of the following week.Shama District - Ghana Statistical Service
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Sources

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GhanaDistricts.com

References

Districts of the Western Region (Ghana) 2008 establishments in Ghana {{WesternRegionGH-geo-stub