Mampong Municipal, which is one of the Twenty-seven (27) Administrative Districts in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, is located on the northern part of the region, and shares boundary with Atebubu District, Sekyere East, Afigya-Sekyere, and Ejura-Sekyeredumasi to the north, east, south, and west respectively.
The Municipal is located within longitudes 0.05 degrees and 1.30 degrees west and latitudes 6.55 degrees and 7.30 degrees north, covering a total land area of 2346km2. It has about 220 settlements with about 70 percent being rural. The rural areas are mostly found in the Afram Plains portion of the District where Communities with less than fifty (50) people are scattered here and there.
Mr Eric Opoku, Ashanti Regional Minister, has urged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to do more to enhance their revenue generation performance.
The Mampong Municipal Assembly, last year, collected a total of GH¢236,448.66 in internally-generated funds (IGF), representing 69.33 percent of the targeted GH¢341,023.00.
Health service providers have been asked to stop demanding payment for services and drugs already covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) else they would face severe punishment.
An ambulance service department has been created in the Mampong Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti Region to provide swift and timely intervention during medical emergencies in the area.
Members and supporters of the various political parties in the Asante-Mampong Constituency have embarked on a joint peace march to send a message of their readiness to work together to prevent violence in the coming December polls.
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