Accra Metropolitan Assembly

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The Accra Metropolitan Assembly is the local government authority responsible for municipal administration and development within central Accra, the capital city of Ghana.

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Surface form Occurrences
Greater Accra Metropolis 1

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf local government authority
metropolitan assembly
capitalOfJurisdiction Accra NERFINISHED
collaboratesWith Government of Ghana ministries NERFINISHED
Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council NERFINISHED
country Ghana
governingBodyOf Accra Metropolis NERFINISHED
hasDeliberativeBody General Assembly NERFINISHED
hasFunction disaster management coordination
formulation of local development plans
implementation of national policies at local level
provision of basic services
regulation of local transport
revenue mobilization
hasGovernmentType metropolitan assembly system
hasJurisdictionOver central Accra
hasNumberOfElectoralAreas multiple electoral areas
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasWebsite official website of Accra Metropolitan Assembly
headedBy Metropolitan Chief Executive
legalBasis Local Governance Act of Ghana NERFINISHED
locatedIn Accra NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Greater Accra Region NERFINISHED
oversees urban development in central Accra
partOf local government system of Ghana
responsibleFor building permitting
development control
environmental sanitation
local economic development
local governance
maintenance of local roads
markets management
municipal administration
parks and open spaces
public health services
street naming and addressing
urban planning
waste management
seatOfGovernment Accra NERFINISHED
usesCurrency Ghanaian cedi NERFINISHED

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Kaneshie Market governedBy Accra Metropolitan Assembly
Osu governedBy Accra Metropolitan Assembly
Ga Mantse (Ga king) influenceArea Accra Metropolitan Assembly
subject surface form: Ga Mantse
this entity surface form: Greater Accra Metropolis