Districts of Ghana


The Districts of Ghana are second-level administrative subdivisions of Ghana, below the level of region. There are 216 districts.

History

The districts of Ghana were re-organized in 1988/1989 in an attempt to decentralize the government and to assist in development. The reform of the late 1980s subdivided the regions of Ghana into 110 districts, where local district assemblies should deal with the local administration. By 2006, an additional 28 districts were created by splitting some of the original 110, bringing their number up to 138. In February 2008, there were more districts created and some were upgraded to municipal status. This brought the final number to 170 districts in Ghana. Since then, a further 46 districts have been added since 28 June 2012 bringing the total to 216 districts.

Types of Districts

Districts

Ordinary Districts have a minimum population of seventy-five thousand people.

Municipalities

Municipal Districts have a minimum population of ninety-five thousand people.

Metropolises

Metropolitan Districts have a minimum population of two hundred and fifty thousand people.

Governance and Administration

District Assemblies

Districts are governed by District Assemblies, which are established by the Minister of Local Government, and serve as the highest political authority in each district. They consist of:
The District Chief Executive is appointed by the President of the Republic and serves as the representative of the Central Government in the district. The incumbent presides at meetings of the Executive Committee of the District Assembly, and is responsible for:
The Executive Committee exercises the executive and coordinating functions of the District Assembly, and has the following members:
Each District Assembly elects a Presiding Member from among their number, who convenes and presides at meetings of the District Assembly.

Functions of District Assemblies

As the political and administrative authorities over the districts, the primary function of District Assemblies is to promote local economic development.
The Local Government Act of 2016 also tasks District Assemblies to:
The Act also grants the District Assemblies with the following authorities:

[Ahafo Region]

The Ahafo Region of Ghana was created by a referendum in December 2018. The regional capital is Goaso. It was part of the then Brong-Ahafo Region and contains 6 districts, 3 municipal and 3 ordinary districts. These are:
The Ashanti Region of Ghana contains 30 districts. This is made up of 1 Metropolitan, 11 Municipal and 18 Ordinary districts. These are:
The Brong Region of Ghana was created by a referendum in December 2018. It was part of the then Brong-Ahafo Region and contains 12 districts, 5 municipal and 7 ordinary districts. These are:
The Brong East Region of Ghana was created by a referendum in December 2018. It was part of the then Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana and contains 11 districts, 4 municipal and 7 ordinary districts. These are:
The Central Region of Ghana contains 20 districts. These are made up of 1 metropolitan, 6 municipal and 13 ordinary districts. These are:
The Eastern Region of Ghana contains 26 districts made up of 9 municipal and 17 ordinary districts. These are:
The Greater Accra Region of Ghana contains 17 districts made up of 2 metropolitan, 10 municipal and 5 ordinary districts. These are:
The Northern Region of Ghana contains 15 districts; 1 metropolitan, 3 municipal and 11 ordinary districts. These are:
The North East Region of Ghana was created by a referendum in December 2018. It was part of the then Northern Region of Ghana. It contains 6 districts, 2 municipal and 4 ordinary districts. These are:
The Oti Region of Ghana was created by a referendum in December 2018. It was part of the then Volta Region of Ghana. It contains 8 districts, 2 municipal and 6 ordinary districts. These are:
The Savannah Region of Ghana was created by a referendum in December 2018. It was part of then Northern Region of Ghana. It contains 7 districts, 1 municipal and 6 ordinary districts. These are:
The Upper East Region of Ghana contains 13 districts, 3 municipal and 10 ordinary districts. These are:
The Upper West Region of Ghana contains 11 districts, 4 municipal and 7 ordinary districts. These are:
The Volta Region of Ghana used to contains 17 districts, 5 municipal and 20 ordinary districts. These are: It now has a total of 18 districts made up of 6 municipal and 12 ordinary districts since the regional demarcation in December 2018
The Western Region of Ghana contains 13 districts, 1 metropolitan, 8 municipal and 4 ordinary districts. These are:
The Western North Region of Ghana was created by a referendum in December 2018. It was part of the then Western Region of Ghana. It contains 9 districts, 3 municipal and 6 ordinary districts. These are: