Kpone Katamanso District
The Katamanso Kpone District is one of the sixteen districts in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Its capital is Kpone. Kpone-Katamanso district was established in 2012 by Legislative Instrument 2031, when it was carved out of the Tema Metropolis District. The district as at March 14th 2018 is headed by Hon. Solomon Appiah elected by the President, H.E Nana Akufo-Addo as the Municipal Chief Executive . He succeeds Hon. Alhaji Antiaye Tetteh who was the first Chief Executive of the Assembly under the presidency of H.E. John Dramani Mahama.
The district is bordered to the north by Akuapim North District and Akuapim South District, to the east by Shai Osudoku District and Ningo Prampram District, to the south by the Gulf of Guinea, and to the west by Tema Metropolis District, Ashaiman Municipal District, Adenta Municipal District and La Nkwantanang Madina Municipal District. According to the 2010 census, the population of the district is 109,864 with 53,376 males and 56,488 females. The current population based Ghana Statistical Service record is 135,438. The district is the home of several industries that generates revenue for the country, these industries include Tema Oil Refinery, Olams Ghana, TT Brothers Limited, among others.
The assembly has now grown from a District Assembly status to a Municipal Assembly status.
