Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly

Cape Coast Metropolitan District
Metropolitan District
Center of the Cape Coast Castle
Seal
Districts of Central Region
Cape Coast Metropolitan District Location of Cape Coast Metropolitan District within Central
Coordinates: 5°6′23.4″N 1°14′29.04″W
Country	Ghana
Region	Central
Capital	Cape Coast
Government
• Metropolitan Chief Executive	Anthony Egyir Aikins
Population  (2021)
• Total	189,925[1]
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code	GH-CP-CC
Website	Official Website

Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, Ghana.[2][3][4] Originally created as a municipal district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Cape Coast Municipal District, which was created from the Cape Coast Municipal Council; until it was later elevated to metropolitan district assembly status on 29 February 2008 to become Cape Coast Metropolitan District. The municipality is located in the southwest part of Central Region and has Cape Coast as its capital town; which is also the regional capital of the Central Region.[5]

Geography

Boundaries

Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly is bordered by the Gulf of Guinea to the south, Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District to the west, Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese District to the east and Twifo/Heman/Lower Denkyira District to the north.[3]

List of settlements

Settlements of Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly
No.	Settlement	Population	Population year
1	Abura
2	Akotokyire
3	Amamoma
4	Amisano
5	Ankaful
6	Anto Essuekyir
7	Cape Coast	227,269	2013
8	Cape Vars
9	Duakor
10	Effutu
11	Ekon
12	Kakumdo
13	Koforidua
14	Kokoado
15	Mpeasem
16	Nkanfoa
17	Nyinasin
18	Ola
19	Pedu
20	Brabedzi
21	Kwesi Prah
22	Apewosika

Sources

• "Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly". Statoids.
• Districts: Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly

References

1. Ghana: Administrative Division
2. Districts: Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly Archived March 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
3. Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly District Archived February 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
4. Yarboi-Tetteh, David O. (31 October 2019). "Ghana: Floods Cause Havoc in 8 Districts in Central Region ... Ucc Suspends Lectures". allAfrica. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
5. "Central Region » Cape Coast Municipal". Ministry of Local Government, Rural Dev. & Environment & Maks Publications & Media Services. Archived from the original on 2007-03-01. Retrieved 2007-04-17.

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