Weija Gbawe Municipal District 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 District 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 District. Later, a small portion of the district was split off to create Ga Central Municipal District 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.
Weija Gbawe Municipal District | |
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Municipal District | |
.svg) Districts of Greater Accra Region | |
  Weija Gbawe Municipal District Location of Weija Gbawe Municipal District within Greater Accra | |
| Coordinates: 5°33′59.76″N 0°20′0.6″W / 5.5666000°N 0.333500°W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region |  Greater Accra |
| Capital | Weija |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 213,674[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| ISO 3166 code | GH-AA-WG |
Population edit
When known as Ga South Municipal District, it had a census population of 411,377 as of 2010.[2] The current population based Ghana Statistical Service record is 507,192.[3]
Administration edit
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 District, Ga Central Municipal District, Ga West Municipal District, Ga East Municipal District, Ga North Municipal District, Ga South Municipal District, 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.[4]
References edit
- ^ Ghana: Administrative Division
- ^ "Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana".
- ^ "Ghana Statistical Services". www.statsghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ Songsore, Jacob (2008). "Environmental and Structural Inequalities in Greater Accra". Journal of the International Institute. 16 (1).