Ga East Municipal District

Ga East Municipal District is one of the twenty-nine districts in Greater Accra Region, Ghana.[1] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Ga District in 1988, until part of the district was split off to create Ga East District in 2004; thus the remaining original part was renamed as Ga West District. It was later upgraded to municipal district assembly status on 29 February 2008. Another part of the district was split off to become the La Nkwantanang Madina Municipal District on 28 June 2012. The municipality is located in the western part of Greater Accra Region and has Abokobi as its capital town.

Ga East Municipal
Region Greater Accra Region
District type Municipal Assembly
Municipal Chief Executive Hon. Janet Tulasi Mensah
Succeeded Hon. John Kwao Sackey
Capital Abokobi
Town(s)
Villages
Area - km²
Population
182,183
ISO 3166 GH-WP-SA

Population

The 2010 population based Ghana Statistical Service record is 182,183.[2]

Geography

Ga East Municipal District is bordered on the north by the Akuapim South District in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It is bordered on its other three sides by other districts in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. To the west is the Ga West District, to the south Accra Metropolis District and in the east the Tema Metropolis District.

Settlements

The towns in the district include: Abokobi the capital, Dome, Madina, Taifa, and the villages in the district include: Ashongman, Boi, Ayi Mensa, Bansa, Haatso, Kwabenya, Oyarifa and Pantang.

Abokobi is an important town historically as Presbyterian missionaries set up a mission here. It is still an important centre for the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. Madina is the biggest market town in the district. Kwabenya is the location of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission.

Health

There is a large psychiatry hospital at Pantang, which includes a psychiatry nursing training school.

Sources
  • "Districts of Ghana". Statoids.
  • GhanaDistricts.com

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-05-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Ghana Statistical Services". www.statsghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2020-05-27.

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