Ga Central District


The Ga Central Municipal Assembly is one of the sixteen districts in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The District was carved from the then Ga South Municipal Assembly and inaugurated on 28 June 2012. The Assembly was established by Legislative Instrument 2135 with the capital at Sowutuom.
The Assembly currently has nine electoral areas. It has a membership of sixteen comprising nine Elected Assembly Members, five Government Appointees, a Municipal Chief Executive and one Member of Parliament. The Assembly has two Zonal Councils, namely Anyaa and Chantan Zonal Councils.
The district is bordered to the north and west by Ga West Municipal District, to the east by Accra Metropolis District, and to the south by Ga South Municipal District. The total area of the district is 48.997 square kilometers. According to the 2010 census, the population of the district is 117,220 with 57,321 males and 59,899 females. The current population based Ghana Statistical Service record is 144,521.