Kpone-Katamanso 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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, which was created from the former

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Council, until the eastern portion of the district was split off to create Kpone-Katamanso District on 28 June 2012, which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2031; thus the remaining part has been retained as

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. However on 15 March 2018, it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status to become Kpone-Katamanso Municipal District, which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2271. The municipality is located in the central part of Greater Accra Region and has Kpone as its capital town.

Administration

Kpone Katamanso Municipal District, as of 14 March 2018, is headed by Hon. Solomon Appiah elected by the President, H.E

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as the Municipal Chief Executive (DCE). He succeeds Hon. Alhaji Antiaye Tetteh who was the first Chief Executive of the Assembly under the presidency of H.E.

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Geography

The district is bordered to the north by

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and

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(both in the Eastern Region), to the east by Shai Osudoku District and

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, to the south by the

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, and to the west by Tema Metropolis District,

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, Adenta Municipal District and

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. According to the 2021 census, the population of the district is 417,334 with 208,040 males and 209,294 females. The district is the home of several industries that generates revenue for the country, these industries include

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, Olams Ghana, TT Brothers Limited,http://www.ttbrotherslimited.com/index.html among others.

References

Districts of Greater Accra Region 2012 establishments in Ghana {{GreaterAccra-geo-stub