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(Redirected from Weija-Gbawe Municipal District) Municipal Assembly in Ghana
Weija Gbawe Municipal Assembly
Municipal Assembly
Districts of Greater Accra RegionDistricts of Greater Accra Region
Weija Gbawe Municipal Assembly is located in GhanaWeija Gbawe Municipal AssemblyWeija Gbawe Municipal AssemblyLocation of Weija Gbawe Municipal Assembly within Greater Accra
Coordinates: 5°33′59.76″N 0°20′0.6″W / 5.5666000°N 0.333500°W / 5.5666000; -0.333500
Country Ghana
Region Greater Accra
CapitalWeija
Population
 • Total213,674
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 codeGH-AA-WG

Weija Gbawe Municipal Assembly is one of the twenty-nine districts in Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Ga West District in 2004, until the western part of the district was split off to create the first Ga South Municipal Assembly on 29 February 2008, with Weija as its capital town; thus the remaining part was elevated to municipal district assembly status to become Ga West Municipal Assembly. Later, a small portion of the district was split off to create Ga Central Municipal Assembly on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been retained as Ga South Municipal District. However on 15 March 2018, the northern part of the district was split off to create a new Ga South Municipal District, with Ngleshie Amanfro as its capital town; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Weija Gbawe Municipal District, with Weija as its capital town. The municipality is located in the western part of Greater Accra Region and has Weija as its capital town.

Population

When known as Ga South Municipal District, it had a census population of 411,377 as of 2010. The current population based Ghana Statistical Service record is 507,192.

Administration

The local authority of the district, the Weija Gbawe Municipal Assembly, is currently headed by Joseph Nyarni, who was appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana in 2017 as the Municipal Chief Executive and serves as the political head of the district.

Administratively, the district is one of the 21 local authority districts of the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, which include Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Ga Central Municipal Assembly, Ga West Municipal Assembly, Ga East Municipal Assembly, Ga North Municipal Assembly, Ga South Municipal Assembly, La Dade Kotopon Municipal District, Ledzokuku Municipal District, Krowor Municipal District, Okaikwei Municipal District, Ablekuma North Municipal District, Ablekuma West Municipal District, Ayawaso East Municipal District, Ayawaso North Municipal District, Ayawaso West Municipal District, Adentan Municipal District, Tema Metropolitan District, Tema West Municipal District, Ashaiman Municipal District, La Nkwantanang Madina Municipal District, and Kpone Katamanso Municipal District.

References

  1. Ghana: Administrative Division
  2. "Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana".
  3. "Ghana Statistical Services". www.statsghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  4. Songsore, Jacob (2008). "Environmental and Structural Inequalities in Greater Accra". Journal of the International Institute. 16 (1).
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