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 and alleviating pover ... more »
about this municipality
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.
latest news
School authorities of the Kpobikope M/A basic School, a deprived school in the Amasaman area of the Ga West Municipality, have received keys to a new six-unit classroom block, bringing relief to the people.
GA W: Residents bemoan state of roads The Yellow house-Seven Days road in the Tantra Hill Electoral Area is in a terrible state creating immense discomfort for residents and commuters that ply the road.
GA W: 27 basic schools get new furniture In a bid to halt the shift system in the area, the Ga West Municipal Assembly has handed over almost 5000 furniture to the Education Directorate of the Municipality to be distributed to about 27 deprived basic schools.
GA WEST: Municipality holds leaders Forum The National Youth Authority (NYA) in collaboration with some active community youth organizations have organized a forum for the youth leaders in the Ga West Municipality at Amasaman in the Greater Accra Region.
GA WEST: Assembly takes steps to improve BECE In the quest to improve the education sector of the Municipality, the Ga West Municipal Assembly has taken giants strides to improve the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results in the area.
