Mfantsiman Municipal District

Mfantsiman Municipal Assembly
Municipal District
Saltpond (town centre)
Districts of Central Region
Mfantsiman Municipal Assembly Location of Mfantsiman Municipal Assembly within Central
Coordinates: 5°12′11.16″N1°3′25.2″W / 5.2031000°N 1.057000°W / 5.2031000; -1.057000
Country	Ghana
Region	Central
Capital	Saltpond
Government
• Municipal Chief Executive	Kenneth Kelly Essuman
Area
• Total	533 km2 (206 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	168,905 [1]
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code	GH-CP-MF [2]
Website	Official Website

Mfantsiman Municipal Assembly is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Mfantsiman District , which was created from the former Mfantsiman District Council; until it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on 29 February 2008 to become Mfantsiman Municipal District. However, on 28 June 2012, the eastern part of the district was split off to create Ekumfi District; thus, the remaining part has been retained as the Mfantsiman Municipal Assembly. The municipality is located in the southwest part of Central Region and has Saltpond as its capital town. ^[3]

Geography

The Mfantsiman municipality is located along the Atlantic coastline of the Central Region of Ghana and extends from latitudes 5° to 5°20’ north of the equator and longitudes 0°44’ to 1°11’ west of the Greenwich Meridian, stretching for about 21 kilometers along the coastline and for about 13 kilometers inland and constituting an area of 612 square kilometers. The municipal capital is Saltpond.

The municipality is bounded to the west and northwest by Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District, to the east by Ekumfi District and to the south by the Atlantic Ocean. The District as of 2012 stretched from Mankessim to Yamoransa.

Economy

The inhabitants are mainly employed through fishing, farming or trading. The capital Saltpond was the birthplace of Convention People's Party (CPP), The founders use to stay in a house named Caanan Lodge, the party of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah. Kwame Nkrumah planted a palm tree that signified the birth of UGCC in the town. The palm tree is found in the centre of Saltpond. The first tarred road in Ghana is also found in Saltpond.

The municipality houses the Akanland Ceramics factory (formerly) but now a paper producing company and also known to be the first place to begin off-shore oil-drilling in Ghana.

List of settlements

Settlements of Mfantsiman Municipal Assembly
No.	Settlement	Population	Population year
1	Abonko	1,538 [4] : 79	2010
2	Anomabo	13,401 [4] : 79	2010
3	Baifikrom	3,705 [4] : 79	2010
4	Biriwa	7,086 [4] : 79	2010
5	Ankaful
6	Kormantse	8,501 [4] : 79	2010
7	Egya No. 1,2 & 3
8	Dominase
9	Asafora	1,127 [4] : 79	2010
10	Nsanful	960 [4] : 79	2010
11	Kyeakor	2,491 [4] : 79	2010
12	Kuntu
13	Mankessim	38,313 [4] : 79	2010
14	Taido
15	Saltpond	24,132	2012
16	Aminsakrom
17	Yamoransa	6,816 [4] : 79	2010
18	Eguase	1,025 [4] : 79	2010
19	Akatakyiwa
20	Oguakuma
21	Akoanso
22	Kobina Ansah
23	Egyirfa
24	Waakrom
25	Akroful
26	Amoanukumah
27	Akraman
28	Nsanfokuma
29	Fomena/Begyin
30	Edzimbor
31	Ekutukrom
32	Nkwantakesedo
33	Mampong
34	Brofoyedur
35	Tayido
36	Pomadze
37	Ekurabadze
38	Oboadze
39	Anomansa
40	Abandze	3,632 [4] : 79	2010
41	Ewoyaa
42	Hiini
43	Pebi
44	Eshiro
45	Krofu	1,321 [4] : 79	2010
46	Nkwanta
47	Effutuakwa
48	Opim
49	Duadze
50	Towoboase
51	Edumanu
52	Kwesi Ansah
53	Mprenkyi
54	Akropong
55	Kwaakrom
56	Essamutan
57	Odumano
58	Kyekyewere
59	Taabosom
60	Kaawonsere	1,265 [4] : 79	2010
61	Akobima

Past members of parliament

• Mr. Abakah-Quansah: 1992–1996
• Mr. Jacob Arthur: 1996–2000, 2000–2004
• Mr. Stephen Asamoah Boateng: 2004–2008
• Mr. Aquainas Tawiah Quansah: 2008–2012, 2012–2016
• Mr. Ekow Kwansah Hayford: 2016-2020
• Ophelia Mensah: 2017 - 2024
• EBENEZER PRINCE ARHIN: 2024 -

Notable people

Some important people who hail from Mfantsiman Municipality are:

• Prof. Francis K. A. Allotey ^[5]
• Prof. Paul Archibald Vianey Ansah
• Prof. William Otoo Ellis- Vice Chancellor, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana
• Prof. Kwesi Andam – Former Vice Chancellor, KNUST, Ghana (He was an indigene until Ekumfi District was carved out of Mfantsiman Municipality)
• King Peggy
• Dr. James Kwegyir Aggrey ^[6]
• John Mensah Sarbah
• Kobina Arku Korsah ^[7] (Sir Arku Korsah)
• Ama Ata Aidoo ^[8]
• William Ansah Sessarakoo
• George Ekem Ferguson
• K. B. Anann
• Isaac Dadzie Honny
• Lawyer Kweku Yamoah Painstil
• Mr. Isaac Kwegyir Essel(Proprietor- Sabs Smerbu Memorial JHS)
• CSOP Prince Essel- Nana Osreko Yamoah Ponko I (Akwamuhene of Mankessim Traditional Area)
• Mrs Agnes Ama Bentsiwaa Botchway
• Daasebre Kwebu Ewusi VII (Omanhene of Abeadze Traditional Area)
• Mr. Hariom Ewusie Anan (Proprietor – Hariom International School)

Sources

• "Mfantsiman Municipal District". Statoids.
• District: Mfantsiman Municipal District

References

1. Ghana: Administrative Division
2. http://www.statoids.com/ygh.htm%5B%5D
3. "Mfantseman Municipal Assembly – The Official Website of Mfantseman Municipal Assembly" . Retrieved 26 November 2024.
4. "2010 Population & Housing Census District Analytical Report: Mfantseman District" (PDF). 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
5. "Francis Kofi Ampenyin Allotey (1932-2017)". nuclearprinceton.princeton.edu. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
6. "James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey Papers, 1920-1927". www.columbia.edu. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
7. Ankrah, K. D. (December 2017). Unsung Nationalist Hero: The Biographical Sketch of Sir Kobina Arku Korsah (Thesis thesis). University of Ghana. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
8. Kamata, Suzanne. "A Profile of Ama Ata Aidoo". Literary Mama. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

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