Sege | |
|---|---|
District Capital | |
  Sege Location in Ghana | |
| Coordinates: 5°52′30″N0°21′42″E / 5.87500°N 0.36167°E | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region | Greater Accra Region |
| District | Ada West District |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,990 |
Sege is a town located in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, it is the district capital of Ada West District. [1] According to the Ghana Statistical Service's 2010 Population and Housing Census, the population of Sege was 5,990. [2]
Ada may refer to:
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Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi), had a population of 284,124 inhabitants, and the larger Greater Accra Region, 3,245 km2 (1,253 sq mi), had a population of 5,455,692 inhabitants. In common usage, the name "Accra" often refers to the territory of the Accra Metropolitan District as it existed before 2008, when it covered 199.4 km2 (77.0 sq mi). This territory has since been split into 13 local government districts: 12 independent municipal districts and the reduced Accra Metropolitan District (20.4 km2), which is the only district within the capital to be granted city status. This territory of 199.4 km2 contained 1,782,150 inhabitants at the 2021 census, and serves as the capital of Ghana, while the district under the jurisdiction of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly proper (20.4 km2) is distinguished from the rest of the capital as the "City of Accra".
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Dangme East District is a former district that was located in Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the former Dangme District Council. However on 28 June 2012, it was split off into two new districts: Ada East District and Ada West District. The district assembly was located in the eastern part of Greater Accra Region and had Ada Foah as its capital town.
Sege is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Sege is located in the Dangme East district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
Ada is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one member of parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election. The Ada constituency is located in the Dangme East District of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
Ada Foah is a town on the southeast coast of Ghana, where the Volta River meets the Atlantic Ocean. The town is located along the Volta River, off of the Accra-Aflao motorway. Known for palm-lined beaches and estuary islands, Ada Foah is also the capital of the Ada East District and the seat of the District Assembly.
Kasseh is a town in the Ada East district, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. It is a major town located between Sege and Sogakope on the Accra-Aflao road. Kasseh has the biggest market in four districts in its area. Kasseh is connected to almost all the towns and villages in the Ada East district by road or path. It is the most easily accessible town in the district. It is connected by road to the district capital town of Ada Foah and the Town called Big Ada.
Ada East District is one of the twenty-nine districts in Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly the part of the then-larger Dangme East District in 1988, which was created from the former Dangme District Council, until the western part of the district was split off to create Ada West District on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Ada East District. The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Greater Accra Region and has Ada Foah as its capital town.
Ada West District is one of the twenty-nine districts in Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Dangme East District in 1988, which was created from the former Dangme District Council, until the western part of the district was split off to create Ada West District on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Ada East District. The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Greater Accra Region and has Sege as its capital town.
Ningo Prampram District is one of the twenty-nine districts in Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Dangme West District in 1988, which was created from the former Dangme District Council, until the southern part of the district was split off to create Ningo-Prampram District on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Shai-Osudoku District. The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Greater Accra Region and has Prampram as its capital town.
Christian Corleytey Otuteye is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Sege constituency in the Greater Accra Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.
Alfred Wallace Gbordzor Abayateye is a Ghanaian banker and politician. He was the former member of parliament for the Sege constituency in the Greater Accra region of Ghana.
