Shama District is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region, Ghana.[1] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Shama Ahanta East Metropolitan District in 1988, which was created from the former Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Authority Council, until the eastern part of the district was split off to create Shama District on 29 February 2008; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan District. The district assembly is located in the southeast part of Western Region and has Shama as its capital town.
Shama District | |
|---|---|
.png) Districts of Western Region | |
  Shama District Location of Shama District within Western | |
| Coordinates: 5°0′34.2″N 1°37′52.32″W / 5.009500°N 1.6312000°W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region |  Western |
| Capital | Shama |
| Government | |
| • District Executive | Hon. Enoch Kojo Appiah |
| • Succeeded | Hon. Joseph Amoah |
| Area | |
• Total | 199.5 km2 (77.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 117,224 |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| ISO 3166 code | GH-WP-SH |
Demographics
editShama District has a population of about 88,314 people and shares a border with the Gulf of Guinea. It has 42% of the active labor force of the population involved in fishing and farming.[2][3] It also houses Fort San Sebastian, one of the former slaves fort in Ghana where slaves from all over Africa were kept before they were sent to the New World in the 1600s.
Pra Nye-Eyi Afahye, the festival of the people of Shama Traditional Area, is celebrated in every second week of November. It is a weeklong event and usually commences on Saturday and ends on Sunday of the following week.[4]
Sources
edit- "Districts of Ghana". Statoids.
- GhanaDistricts.com
References
edit- ^ Shama District Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Shama". Ministry of Food & Agriculture. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Forts & Castles of Ghana". Easy Track Ghana. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Shama District - Ghana Statistical Service