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Ayawaso Central Municipal District
Municipal Assembly
Ayawaso Central Municipal within the AMA area map
Ayawaso Central Municipal within the AMA area map
Ayawaso Central Municipal District is located in Ghana
Ayawaso Central Municipal District
Ayawaso Central Municipal District
Coordinates: 5°35′N 0°13′W / 5.583°N 0.217°W / 5.583; -0.217
Sovereign stateGhana
RegionGreater Accra Region
CapitalKokomlemle
Government
 • Municipal Chief ExecutiveHon. Alhaji Ababio Mohammed Quaye
Time zoneUTC
Area code030
ISO 3166 codeGH-WP-SA
Websitehttps://acma.gov.gh/

Ayawaso Central Municipal District is one of the twenty-nine districts in Greater Accra Region, Ghana.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Accra Metropolitan District. Later, part of the district was split off to become Ayawaso Central Municipal District on 9 February 2019. The municipality is located in the western part of Greater Accra Region and has Kokomlemle as its capital town.[9]

History

The history of Ayawaso Central dates back to the days of the former president of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah, 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.[10][11]

The current Greater Accra Regional Minister Mr. Ishmael Nii Ashitey, read a speech on behalf of the President of Ghana said, the new assemblies, which were created was in accordance with the 1992 Constitution and Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 963) of the Constitution of Ghana.[12][9]

The first Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) is Alhaji Ababio Mohammed Quaye.[13][10] The Ayawaso Central constituency falls within the jurisdiction of the Municipal and the current Member of Parliament is Henry Quartey

Boundaries

Ayawaso Central Municipal District is bounded to the north by Ayawaso West Municipal District, 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.[14] 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:

The district includes five (5) electoral areas:[14]

  • Mamobi West
  • Kwoatsuru
  • Mamobi East
  • Nima West
  • Kanda

[15][16]

References

  1. ^ "Ayawaso Central Official Website". {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana". www.ghanadistricts.com. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  3. ^ "Ayawaso Central Assembly inaugurates unit c'ttees, zonal councils". Ghanaian Times. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  4. ^ "Three New Municipal Assemblies carved out of AMA". ama.gov.gh. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  5. ^ "New Districts & Nominated DCEs" (PDF). ghanadistricts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 Mar 2013.
  6. ^ "All Districts". ghanadistricts. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Districts of Ghana". statoids. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  8. ^ https://mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/composite-budget/2019/GR/Ayawaso-North.pdf
  9. ^ a b Agency, Ghana News (2019-02-20). "Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly Creation Made Official". News Ghana. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  10. ^ a b "Ayawaso Central Logo Unveiled". DailyGuide Network. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  11. ^ "Ayawaso Central Assembly inaugurates unit c'ttees, zonal councils". Ghanaian Times. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  12. ^ "Ayawaso Central Official Website". {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ Ghanadistricts.com (2020-04-09). "Ayawaso Central to get 12-units classroom block". {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ a b "AMA -". ama.gov.gh. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  15. ^ "Covid-19: AMA, Ayawaso Central And East Top Table With 217, 147, 116 Cases Respectively". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  16. ^ "NMCP programme manager inspects Zoomlion's mosquito control exercise in Accra, Kumasi". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2021-01-01.

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