The Ga West Municipal Assembly was carved out of the erstwhile Ga municipal which was created in 1988 in pursuance of the government decentralization and local government reform policy. In 2004, the Ga Municipality was divided into two with Amasaman the former municipal capital remaining the capital for the newly created Ga West Municipal.
The Ga West Municipal is the second largest of the six Municipalities & Districts in Greater Accra Region. It lies within latitude 5048’ North 5029’ North and longitude 008’ west and 0 030’ West. The Municipal shares common boundaries with Ga East Municipal and Accra Metropolitan Assembly to the East, Akwapem South, Suhum Kraboa Coalter and West Akim Municipal to the North, Awutu Efutu Senya to the West and the Gulf of Guinea to the South. It occupies a land area of approximately 710.2 sq km with about 1028 communities.
chief executive's message
The Development focus of the Ga West Municipal Assembly for the next decade is to "Achieve accelerated poverty reduction, shared growth through creation of an enabling environment and empowerment of the vulnerable within the context of good governance and decentralized environment".
This relies on infrastructure development with particular emphasis on "education and health facilities, sanitation, water supply, improved agricultural production and marketing with the ultimate objective of promoting growth ... more »
latest news
The Ga West Municipal assembly under the Municipal Education for Endowment Fund has given scholarships to 60 brilliant but needy pupils in the Trobu-Amasaman constituency.
GA WEST : 200 youth mobilised for what? The National Youth Council at Amasaman in the Ga West Municipality, has mobilized about 200 youth to be engaged in tree planting exercise.
GA WEST: 31 honoured. The Ga West municipal assembly has honoured 31 teachers and non teaching staff for their dedication to duty and immense contributions toward promotion of quality education delivery in the district.
