The Cape Coast Metropolitan is one of the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana and forms part of the 22 MMDAs in Central Region.

Cape Coast Metropolis lies within latitudes 5? 20’ and longitudes 1? 11’ to 1? .41’ West of the Greenwich Meridian and occupies an Area of approximately 122 square kilometres, with the farthest point at Brabedze, about 17 kilometres from Cape Coast, the capital of the Metropolis as well as the Central Region.

The Metropolis is bounded to the south by the Gulf of Guinea, west by the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem Distric, East by the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District, and to the north by the Twifu Heman Lower Denkyira District.

The Metropolitan Assembly (CCMA) was established initially as a municipal Assembly by L.I. 1373 in 1987 and after twenty years of existence elevated to Metropolitan status by L.I. 1927 in February, 2007.

The population of the Metropolis according to 2021 population and housing census stands at 189,925 with 92,790 male and 97,135 female.