Offinso Municipal Assembly
- Name of MMDA: Offinso Municipal Assembly
- Region: Ashanti Region
- Type of Assembly: Municipal
- Capital: Offinso
- Year Established: 2007 (by L.I. 1849, elevated from a district to a municipal status)
The Offinso Municipal is one of the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana, and forms part of the 43 of MMDAs in the Ashanti Region and has its administrative capital as Offinso.
Offinso Municipal was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 1909 of 2007. It was carved out of the then Offinso Municipal and split into Offinso Municipal and the Offinso North District.
The Municipality is located in the extreme north-western part of the Ashanti Region and lies between longitudes 10°50 W, 10°45 E and latitudes 70°20 N and 60°50 S. It has a total land area of 585.7 square kilometres which is 2.4 percent of total land size of the Ashanti Region.
The Municipality shares common boundaries with Offinso North District in the north, Ejura Sekyedumase Municipal in the east, Sekyere South District in the south-east, Atwima Nwabiagya Municipal and Ahafo Ano South West District in the west.
The population of the Municipality according to the 2021 Population and Housing Census stands at 137,272 with 66,569 males and 70,703 females.
- Total Land Area (sq. km): Approximately 585.7
- Population (2021 Census): 137,272
- Major Towns/Communities: Offinso, Abofour, Anyinasuso, Kokote, Namong, Adukro, Akumadan, Nkenkaasu.
- Boundaries:
- North – Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipal
- South – Kwabre East and Afigya Kwabre Districts
- East – Sekyere South District
- West – Offinso North District
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- Municipal Chief Executive (MCE): Hon. Frank Owusu Amoah
- Presiding Member: [To be updated]
- Assembly Structure:
- 31 Electoral Areas
- 6 Zonal Councils
- Sub-Committees: Finance & Administration, Development Planning, Works, Social Services, Justice & Security, Youth & Sports, Agriculture & Environment.
- Assembly Membership: Elected members, government appointees, the MCE, and the Member of Parliament.
- Key Sectors of Focus: Agriculture, Education, Health, Roads & Infrastructure, Sanitation, Local Economic Development.
- Flagship Projects & Programmes:
- Rehabilitation of feeder and trunk roads
- Provision of classroom blocks, teachers’ quarters, and ICT centres
- Expansion of CHPS compounds and health centres
- Boreholes and water supply systems
- Support to farmer-based organisations and youth in agriculture
- Entrepreneurship and small-scale business development initiatives
- SDGs Alignment: Priorities align with SDGs 1 (No Poverty), 2 (Zero Hunger), 3 (Good Health & Well-being), 4 (Quality Education), 6 (Clean Water & Sanitation), and 8 (Decent Work & Economic Growth).
- Main Economic Activities: Agriculture (maize, yam, cassava, plantain, vegetables, cocoa), trading, small-scale agro-processing, and services.
- Key Investment Opportunities:
- Agro-processing (cassava, maize, palm oil, cocoa)
- Poultry and livestock production
- Real estate and housing development
- Hospitality and tourism development
- Retail and wholesale markets
- Business Support Services: Business Advisory Centre (BAC), financial institutions, rural banks, farmer-based cooperatives.
- Health Facilities: Municipal hospital, health centres, CHPS compounds, private clinics.
- Educational Institutions: Basic schools, senior high schools, vocational/technical institutions.
- Road Network Condition: Some highways are tarred; many feeder and rural roads are in poor condition.
- Water & Sanitation Coverage: Boreholes, hand-dug wells, mechanised water systems; sanitation facilities inadequate in rural communities.
- Electricity Coverage: Over 70% of communities connected to the national grid.
- Waste Management Systems: Waste collection services in urban areas, communal disposal sites in rural communities.
- Climate Adaptation Efforts: Tree planting programmes, community education on sustainable farming, flood mitigation measures.
- Environmental Challenges: Bushfires, deforestation, illegal logging, land degradation, poor waste disposal practices.
- Public Engagement Strategies: Community durbars, town hall meetings, budget hearings, stakeholder consultations.
- Youth & Women Inclusion Mechanisms: Gender Desk, youth empowerment initiatives, women in agriculture support programmes, livelihood empowerment for vulnerable groups.
| 1. | BREKUM |
| 2. | AGYEIMPRA |
| 3. | DENTIN |
| 4. | ABOFOUR-DAMASUA |
| 5. | KWAPANIN |
| 6. | ABOFOUR WAWASE |
| 7. | ASUBOI |
| 8. | APPOINTEE |
| 9. | NAMONG WEST |
| 10. | ABOFOUR |
| 11. | MAASE |
| 12. | AMAMKWATIA |
| 13. | BUASI |
| 14. | NAMONG WEST |
| 15. | NEWTOWN |
| 16. | AMANING |
| 17. | SABOA-ADUKRO |
| 18. | ODESO |
| 19. | KYEBI |
| 20. | BAANEIKROM |
| 21. | DOME-ABOASU |
| 22. | ANYINASUSO |
| 23. | ASAMANKAMA CENTRAL |
| 24. | KOFORIDUA |
| 25. | AMOAWI |
| 26. | KAYERA |
| 27. | SAMPROSO |
| 28. | KOKOTE |
| 29. | KWAKU TAA |
| 30. | OLD OFFINSO |
| 31. | BONSUA |