Saltpond

Administration

Main article: Mfantseman

Economy

Ever since oil was discovered of the shore of Saltpond in 1970, the town is noted for offshore crude oil resources. Saltpond Offshore Producing Company Limited, and two joint venture partners operate the Saltpond Oil Field.

Besides the petroleum sector, another important economic sector is agriculture. Due to its proximity to the coast, fishing is popular among the population. Beach resorts can also be found all along the coast. Other major economic sectors in Saltpond are trade, commerce, and industry.

Demographics

Most of the population is religious, coming in with 93.8%, while the other 6.2% aren't affiliated with any religion. The most largest religion in the town is Christianity (84%) in which of this 26.9% are Pentecostal/Charismatic, 23.7% are Protestant, 13% are Catholic, and 21.3 practice other kinds of the religion. Following Christianity is Islam (6.9%), traditional religions (0.8%), and other religions (1.4%). Major ethnic groups who live in the town are the Akan, Ga, Ewe, Ashanti, and Akuapem.

Geography

Saltpond is located in the Mfantseman Municipal which has an area of 300.662 sqkm. The district is bordered to the west by the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District, Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District in the northeast, on the east by Ekumfi District, and the Gulf of Guinea by the south.

Climate

Saltpond has a relatively dry tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with two rainy seasons: a heavier one from March to July and a secondary wetter period in October and November. Despite the modest rainfall, humidity is high, notably in the shorter dry season centred upon August and September when the cold Benguela Current extends into the Northern Hemisphere. The mean maximum temperatures on a monthly bases ranges around 29.65 C while the mean minimum temperatures are around 23.45 C.

|Jan record high C = 35.6 |Feb record high C = 35.5 |Mar record high C = 35.5 |Apr record high C = 35.0 |May record high C = 34.4 |Jun record high C = 32.2 |Jul record high C = 31.9 |Aug record high C = 29.7 |Sep record high C = 30.6 |Oct record high C = 32.8 |Nov record high C = 35.0 |Dec record high C = 35.0 |year record high C = 35.0 |Jan record low C = 16.5 |Feb record low C = 18.2 |Mar record low C = 19.3 |Apr record low C = 20.4 |May record low C = 20.5 |Jun record low C = 19.0 |Jul record low C = 18.0 |Aug record low C = 18.5 |Sep record low C = 20.0 |Oct record low C = 19.8 |Nov record low C = 20.4 |Dec record low C = 18.0 |year record low C = 16.5 | access-date = 28 September 2023}} | access-date = 18 October 2016}}

Human resources

Health

The primary hospital in the town is the Saltpond Municipal Government Hospital. It was established in 1920 by Sir Gordon Guggisberg with the purpose of serving officers from the Ghana Navy until it was renovated and transferred to the government in 1951.

Education

One notable educational institution in Saltpond is the Mfantsiman Girls' Senior High School, an all-girls second cycle institution and founded by Kwame Nkrumah in 1960.

Notable people

• Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie, Politician, Deputy Minister for Information; Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North constituency
• Ama Ata Aidoo, Writer and former Minister of Education
• Francis Allotey, mathematical physicist.
• Edward Benjamin Kwesi Ampah Jnr, Author and politician. Former member of parliament
• Kofi Baako, Politician, Minister of State in the first republic
• Kwamena Bentsi-Enchill, Academic and judge, Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana (1971–1972)
• Kwesi Dickson, Theologian, seventh President of the Methodist Church Ghana
• Kobina Hagan, politician. Former member of parliament
• Kobina Arku Korsah, Jurist, First Chief Justice of Ghana
• J. N. K. Taylor, Judge, Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana (1980–1990)
• Kweku Budu-Acquah, Diplomat

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