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Accra Metropolitan District
City of Accra
City and metropolitan district
Districts of Greater Accra Region
Districts of Greater Accra Region
Accra Metropolitan District City of Accra is located in Ghana
Accra Metropolitan District City of Accra
Accra Metropolitan District
City of Accra
Location of Accra Metropolitan District within Greater Accra
Coordinates: 5°33′N 0°12′W / 5.550°N 0.200°W / 5.550; -0.200
CountryAccra Metropolitan District Ghana
RegionAccra Metropolitan District Greater Accra
CapitalAccra
Founded1898
(Local Government Act, 1993 (Act 462))
(Legislative Instrument 1615)
City Status1961
Government
 • Metropolitan Chief ExecutiveElizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey
Area
[1]
 • Total60 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation
61 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total284,124
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Accra Metropolitan District is one of the 254 Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts in Ghana, and among the 26 such districts in the Greater Accra Region with a population of 284,124 as of 2021. As of March 2018, it spans an area of approximately 60 km2 (23 sq mi) and encompasses the Ablekuma South, Ashiedu Keteke, and Okaikoi South sub-metropolitan district councils.[3]

The district was established by the Local Government Act of 1993 (Act 462) and Legislative Instrument 1615.[1] The local authority of the district, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, is currently headed by Mohammed Adjei Sowah, who was appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana in 2017 as the Metropolitan Chief Executive and serves as the political head of the district and mayor of the City of Accra.

Since 1961, the district has been coterminous with the City of Accra, which also serves as its capital.[4] Today, the Accra Metropolitan District is one of the 10 districts that make up the Accra Metropolitan Area, an area that serves as the capital of Ghana.

Administratively, the district is one of the 21 local authority districts of the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, which include Ga South Municipal District, Ga Central Municipal District, Ga West Municipal District, Ga East Municipal District, Ga North Municipal District, Weija Gbawe Municipal District, La Dade Kotopon Municipal District, Ledzokuku Municipal District, Krowor Municipal District, Okaikwei North 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.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Ghana: Administrative Division
  3. ^ Prior to the elevation of sub-metropolitan district councils into independent municipal districts in March 2018, the Accra Metropolitan District spanned an area of 139.67 km2 (53.93 sq mi) and encompassed 10 sub-metropolitan councils: Ayawaso West, Ayawaso Central, Ayawaso East, Okaikoi North, Okaikoi South, Ablekuma North, Ablekuma Central, Ablekuma South, Osu Klottey, and Ashiedu Keteke.
  4. ^ "Our Background – AMA". Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. ^ Environmental and Structural Inequalities in Greater Accra

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