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'''Ayawaso Central Municipal District''' is one of the twenty-nine districts in [[Greater Accra Region]], [[Ghana]].<ref name="Ayawaso Central Official Website">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Ayawaso Central Official Website|url=https://acma.gov.gh/|url-status=live|access-date=|website=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130125230/https://acma.gov.gh/ |archive-date=2021-11-30 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana|url=http://www.ghanadistricts.com/Home/District/258|access-date=2020-12-31|website=www.ghanadistricts.com}}</ref><ref name="ghanaiantimes.com.gh">{{Cite web|date=2020-09-04|title=Ayawaso Central Assembly inaugurates unit c'ttees, zonal councils|url=https://www.ghanaiantimes.com.gh/ayawaso-central-assembly-inaugurates-unit-cttees-zonal-councils/|access-date=2020-12-31|website=Ghanaian Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Three New Municipal Assemblies carved out of AMA|url=https://ama.gov.gh/news-details.php?n=OHFzNjU3cW80cDUycm9xNDJxNzk0OHA5OW5yMTZzMm83cDMycnBycg==|access-date=2020-12-31|website=ama.gov.gh}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ghanadistricts.com/pdfs/newcreateddistricts.pdf|title=New Districts & Nominated DCEs|website=ghanadistricts|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305161824/http://ghanadistricts.com/pdfs/newcreateddistricts.pdf|archive-date=5 Mar 2013|url-status=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ghanadistricts.com/Home/AllDistricts|title=All Districts|website=ghanadistricts|access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ygh.html|title=Districts of Ghana|website=statoids|access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref><ref>https://mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/composite-budget/2019/GR/Ayawaso-North.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger '''[[Accra Metropolitan District]]''' in 1988, until a small portion of the district was split off to create '''Ayawaso Central Municipal District''' on 9 February 2019; thus the remaining part has been retained as '''Accra Metropolitan District'''. The municipality is located in the central part of [[Greater Accra Region]] and has [[Kokomlemle]] as its capital town.<ref name=":1" />
'''Ayawaso Central Municipal District''' is one of the twenty-nine districts in [[Greater Accra Region]], [[Ghana]].<ref name="Ayawaso Central Official Website">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Ayawaso Central Official Website|url=https://acma.gov.gh/|url-status=live|access-date=|website=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130125230/https://acma.gov.gh/ |archive-date=2021-11-30 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana|url=http://www.ghanadistricts.com/Home/District/258|access-date=2020-12-31|website=www.ghanadistricts.com}}</ref><ref name="ghanaiantimes.com.gh">{{Cite web|date=2020-09-04|title=Ayawaso Central Assembly inaugurates unit c'ttees, zonal councils|url=https://www.ghanaiantimes.com.gh/ayawaso-central-assembly-inaugurates-unit-cttees-zonal-councils/|access-date=2020-12-31|website=Ghanaian Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Three New Municipal Assemblies carved out of AMA|url=https://ama.gov.gh/news-details.php?n=OHFzNjU3cW80cDUycm9xNDJxNzk0OHA5OW5yMTZzMm83cDMycnBycg==|access-date=2020-12-31|website=ama.gov.gh}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ghanadistricts.com/pdfs/newcreateddistricts.pdf|title=New Districts & Nominated DCEs|website=ghanadistricts|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305161824/http://ghanadistricts.com/pdfs/newcreateddistricts.pdf|archive-date=5 Mar 2013|url-status=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ghanadistricts.com/Home/AllDistricts|title=All Districts|website=ghanadistricts|access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ygh.html|title=Districts of Ghana|website=statoids|access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ayawaso North |url=https://mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/composite-budget/2019/GR/Ayawaso-North.pdf |website=mofep.gov.gh}}</ref> Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger '''[[Accra Metropolitan District]]''' in 1988, until a small portion of the district was split off to create '''Ayawaso Central Municipal District''' on 9 February 2019; thus the remaining part has been retained as '''Accra Metropolitan District'''. The municipality is located in the central part of [[Greater Accra Region]] and has [[Kokomlemle]] as its capital town.<ref name=":1" />


== History ==
== History ==
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The [[Greater Accra Regional Minister]], at the time, [[Ishmael Ashitey|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]].<ref name="Ayawaso Central Official Website"/><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Agency|first=Ghana News|date=2019-02-20|title=Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly Creation Made Official|url=https://newsghana.com.gh/ayawaso-central-municipal-assembly-creation-made-official/|access-date=2020-12-31|website=News Ghana|language=en-US}}</ref>
The [[Greater Accra Regional Minister]], at the time, [[Ishmael Ashitey|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]].<ref name="Ayawaso Central Official Website"/><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Agency|first=Ghana News|date=2019-02-20|title=Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly Creation Made Official|url=https://newsghana.com.gh/ayawaso-central-municipal-assembly-creation-made-official/|access-date=2020-12-31|website=News Ghana|language=en-US}}</ref>


The first Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) is Alhaji Ababio Mohammed Quaye.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ghanadistricts.com|date=2020-04-09|title=Ayawaso Central to get 12-units classroom block|url=http://www.ghanadistricts.com/Home/ReaderDistrict/3edc453-bb7f-4cb9-b7|url-status=live|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The [[Ayawaso Central|Ayawaso Central constituency]] falls within the jurisdiction of the Municipal and the current Member of Parliament is [[Henry Quartey]].
The first Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) is Alhaji Ababio Mohammed Quaye.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ghanadistricts.com|date=2020-04-09|title=Ayawaso Central to get 12-units classroom block|url=http://www.ghanadistricts.com/Home/ReaderDistrict/3edc453-bb7f-4cb9-b7|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The [[Ayawaso Central|Ayawaso Central constituency]] falls within the jurisdiction of the Municipal and the current Member of Parliament is [[Henry Quartey]].


== Boundaries ==
== Boundaries ==

Latest revision as of 19:10, 24 February 2024

Ayawaso Central Municipal District
Municipal District
Districts of Greater Accra Region
Districts of Greater Accra Region
Ayawaso Central Municipal District is located in Ghana
Ayawaso Central Municipal District
Ayawaso Central Municipal District
Location of Ayawaso Central Municipal District within Greater Accra
Coordinates: 5°35′N 0°12′W / 5.583°N 0.200°W / 5.583; -0.200
Country Ghana
Region Greater Accra
CapitalKokomlemle
Population
 (2021)
 • Total94,831[1]
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 codeGH-EP-__

Ayawaso Central Municipal District is one of the twenty-nine districts in Greater Accra Region, Ghana.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Accra Metropolitan District in 1988, until a small portion of the district was split off to create Ayawaso Central Municipal District on 9 February 2019; thus the remaining part has been retained as Accra Metropolitan District. The municipality is located in the central part of Greater Accra Region and has Kokomlemle as its capital town.[10]

History[edit]

The Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly raid on hawkers on pavements at Circle (2021).

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.[11][4]

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, at the time, 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.[2][10]

The first Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) is Alhaji Ababio Mohammed Quaye.[12][11] The Ayawaso Central constituency falls within the jurisdiction of the Municipal and the current Member of Parliament is Henry Quartey.

Boundaries[edit]

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.[13] 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:[13]

  • Maamobi West
  • Kwoatsuru
  • Maamobi East
  • Nima West
  • Kanda

[14][15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ghana: Administrative Division
  2. ^ a b "Ayawaso Central Official Website". Archived from the original on 2021-11-30.
  3. ^ "Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana". www.ghanadistricts.com. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  4. ^ a b "Ayawaso Central Assembly inaugurates unit c'ttees, zonal councils". Ghanaian Times. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  5. ^ "Three New Municipal Assemblies carved out of AMA". ama.gov.gh. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  6. ^ "New Districts & Nominated DCEs" (PDF). ghanadistricts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 Mar 2013.
  7. ^ "All Districts". ghanadistricts. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Districts of Ghana". statoids. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Ayawaso North" (PDF). mofep.gov.gh.
  10. ^ a b Agency, Ghana News (2019-02-20). "Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly Creation Made Official". News Ghana. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  11. ^ a b "Ayawaso Central Logo Unveiled". DailyGuide Network. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  12. ^ Ghanadistricts.com (2020-04-09). "Ayawaso Central to get 12-units classroom block".
  13. ^ a b "AMA -". ama.gov.gh. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  14. ^ "Covid-19: AMA, Ayawaso Central And East Top Table With 217, 147, 116 Cases Respectively". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  15. ^ "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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