Saltpond
Saltpond
| Country | Ghana  |
|---|---|
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Mfantsiman Municipal District |
| Coordinate location | 5°12′19″N 1°3′51″W |
| Dema official website | http://www.mfantsemanma.gov.gh/ |
Saltpond be a town den de capital of de Mfantsiman Municipal District insyd de Central Region of Ghana. As of 2013, Saltpond get a population of 24,689 people.[1][2] Major ethnic groups wey live insyd be town be de Akan, Ga, Ewe, Ashanti, den Akuapem. Majors economic sectors insyd de town be petroleum, agriculture, fishing, trade, commerce, den industry.[3]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Chaw of de population be religious, wey dey cam insyd plus 93.8%, while de oda 6.2% no be affiliate plus any religion. De most largest religion insyd de town be Christianity (84%) for wich of dis 26.9% be Pentecostal/Charismatic, 23.7% be Protestant, 13% be Catholic, den 21.3 practice oda kinds of religion. Dey follow Christianity be Islam (6.9%), traditional religions (0.8%), den oda religions (1.4%).[3] Major ethnic groups wey dey live insyd de town be de Akan, Ga, Ewe, Ashanti, den Akuapem.[3]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Saltpond dey locate insyd de Mfantseman Municipal wich get an area of 300.662 square kilometres (116.086 sq mi). De district be bordered to de west by de Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District, Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District insyd de northeast, for de east by Ekumfi District, den de Gulf of Guinea by de south.[3]
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Saltpond (1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.6 (96.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.9 (89.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.5 (86.9) |
28.8 (83.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.9 (85.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.2 (81.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.3 (73.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.9 (0.67) |
23.2 (0.91) |
72.1 (2.84) |
98.3 (3.87) |
212.7 (8.37) |
226.6 (8.92) |
66.8 (2.63) |
26.7 (1.05) |
43.8 (1.72) |
108.3 (4.26) |
54.3 (2.14) |
24.8 (0.98) |
974.5 (38.36) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.5 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 66.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 15:00) | 74 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 77 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 73 | 72 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 202.6 | 207.7 | 224.4 | 225.2 | 213.2 | 157.7 | 163.0 | 143.3 | 168.0 | 232.9 | 242.3 | 231.7 | 2,412 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 6.8 |
| Source 1: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity 1973-1994, daily sun 1958-1962)[5] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie, Politician, Deputy Minister for Information; Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North constituency[6]
- Ama Ata Aidoo, Writer den former Minister of Education[7]
- Francis Allotey, mathematical physicist.[8]
- Edward Benjamin Kwesi Ampah Jnr, Author den politician. Former member of parliament[9]
- Kofi Baako, Politician, Minister of State insyd de first republic[10]
- Kwamena Bentsi-Enchill, Academic den judge, Justice of de Supreme Court of Ghana (1971–1972)[11]
- Kwesi Dickson, Theologian, seventh Presidot of de Methodist Church Ghana[12]
- Kobina Hagan, politician. Former member of parliament[13]
- Kobina Arku Korsah, Jurist, First Chief Justice of Ghana[14]
- J. N. K. Taylor, Judge, Justice of de Supreme Court of Ghana (1980–1990)[15]
- Kweku Budu-Acquah, Diplomat[16]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
- ↑ "Saltpond on the map Ghana, location on the map, exact time". gh.maptons.com. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 2010 population & housing census (Mfantsiman Municipal) (PDF) (Report). Ghana Statistical Service. 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ↑ "Navrongo Climate Normals 1991–2020". Saltpond Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ↑ "Klimatafel von Saltpond / Ghana" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ↑ Ghana, ICT Dept. Office of Parliament. "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ↑ Danquah, Nana-Ama (2 June 2023). "We are here: In memory of Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo". The Africa Report. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ↑ "Professor Francis Allotey". Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ↑ Ampah, Eddie (1951). The tears of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah: the Rise of the Convention People's party. Convention People's Party, Central Regional Secretariat, Cape Coast. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ↑ Jubilee Ghana. A 50-year news journey thru' Graphic. Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. 2006. p. 19. ISBN 9988-8097-8-6.
Baako To Head New Ministr
- ↑ "Proceedings of the Ghana Academy of Sciences". Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences. 13. Secretariat of the Ghana Academy of Sciences: 1. 1977. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ↑ "President Kufuor and nation mourn Prof Dickson". Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ↑ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 2". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: 9 and v. 1965. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ↑ "Makers of Modern Africa". London: Africa Journal Ltd: 289–90. 1981.
- ↑ "Justice Taylor called to rest". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ↑ Budu-Acquah, K. (1992). Kwame Nkrumah: The Visionary (in English). Service and Method Agency. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
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