Kpone Katamanso Municipal District

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Kpone-Katamanso Municipal District
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Kpone-Katamanso Municipal District
Location of Kpone-Katamanso Municipal District within Greater Accra
Coordinates: 5°41′23″N0°3′25″E / 5.68972°N 0.05694°E / 5.68972; 0.05694
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Greater Accra Region.gif Greater Accra
Capital Kpone
Area
 • Total208 km2 (80 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 [1] )
 • Total417,334
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code GH-AA-KP

Kpone-Katamanso Municipal District is one of the twenty-nine districts in Greater Accra Region, Ghana. [2] [3] [4] [5] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Tema Municipal District , which was created from the former Tema District 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 Tema Metropolitan District . 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.

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Administration

Kpone Katamanso Municipal District, as of 14 March 2018, is headed by Hon. Solomon Appiah elected by the President, H.E Nana Akufo-Addo as the Municipal Chief Executive (DCE). [6] He succeeds Hon. Alhaji Antiaye Tetteh who was the first Chief Executive of the Assembly under the presidency of H.E. John Dramani Mahama. [7] [8]

Geography

The district is bordered to the north by Akuapim North Municipal District and Akuapim South District (both in the Eastern Region), to the east by Shai Osudoku District and Ningo Prampram District, to the south by the Gulf of Guinea, and to the west by Tema Metropolis District, Ashaiman Municipal District, Adenta Municipal District and La Nkwantanang Madina Municipal District. According to the 2021 census, the population of the district is 417,334 with 208,040 males and 209,294 females. [9] The district is the home of several industries that generates revenue for the country, these industries include Tema Oil Refinery, Olams Ghana, TT Brothers Limited, [10] among others.

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References

  1. ↑ Ghana: Administrative Division
  2. ↑ "Kpone Katamanso". Ghana Districts. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "New Districts & Nominated DCEs" (PDF). ghanadistricts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 Mar 2013.
  4. ↑ "All Districts". ghanadistricts. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Districts of Ghana". statoids. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "KKDA endorses Solomon Appiah as DCE | News Ghana". 10 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Alhaji Antiaye Tetteh confirmed as KKDA DCE". Ghana News Agency. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "KKDA endorses Solomon Appiah as DCE". News Ghana. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  9. ↑ "Ghana Statistical Services". www.statsghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  10. ↑ http://www.ttbrotherslimited.com/index.html

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