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Shama or Shema is a town with a fishing village, and is the capital of Shama district, a district in the Western Region of Ghana.[2][3] The town lies about 20 km east of Sekondi-Takoradi, on the mouth of the Pra River. The town is home to Fort San Sebastian, in whose graveyard philosopher Anton Wilhelm Amo, the first African known to have attended a European university, is interred.[3]

The town is situated in the Shama Ahanta East Metropolitan district and Shama constituency of the Western region of Ghana.[3] The inhabitants of the town are mostly engaged in fishing and its related activities such as fish processing for local markets. Shama is the sixtieth most populous settlement in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 23,699 people.[1]

Shama is the English name of the town, originally and locally called Esima.
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Shama District Assembly with Shama as its capital was established in 2007 by Legislative Instrument (LI 1882) was one of the twenty-two (22) Administrative Authorities in the Western Region. The District was carved out of the then Shama-Ahanta East Metropolitan Assembly and was officially inaugurated in March, 2008.

The Assembly has a membership of 27 made up of seventeen (17) elected Members, eight (8) appointees, the District Chief Executive and a Member of Parliament. In line with the 1992 Constitution and Act 462 of 1993 the Assembly has the following Sub-District Structures;

Shama Area Council,
Aboadze-Abuesi Area Council,
Inchaban Area Council,
Shama Junction Area Council,
Beposo- Supom Dunkwa Area Council; and
Assorko-Essaman Area Council
Unit Committee (There are eighty-five ) farming.

Location and Size
The Shama District is bordered to the west by the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Area to the east by the Komenda – Edina – Eguafo – Abrem Municipal, to the north by the Wassa East and Mpohor Districts and to the south by the Gulf of Guinea. The District covers an area of 198 square kilometers. The District has 48 settlements

District Population
The District population according the 2010 Population census was 81, 966. Using the Growth Rate of 2.2% Per Annum, the Population currently stands at about 90, 981

Females are about 48, 020 representing about 52.78% of the population
Males population is about 42, 961 representing 47.22% of the populatio
Population growth rate is about 2.2%. (Source: Ghana Statistical Service).
About 72.3% of the population falls within the economically active group (i.e. 15-64)

Vision Statement
A district with people of culture within a serene environment with the best social amenities and economic opportunities

Mission Statement
The Shama District Assembly exists to facilitate the improvement of the quality of life of the people in the district through the provision of basic social services and the promotion of socio-economic development within the context of good governance.

Brief Profile of Economic Activities
The local economy of the Assembly is made up of agriculture, industry and commerce/service. The Agriculture sector forms the backbone of the district and employs majority of the labour force whiles industrial and service sectors supports the Agriculture sector in terms of employment. The District economy can be divided into sectors such as:

Agriculture
The Agriculture sector is growing at a slow pace. Activities identified in the Agriculture sector include
a. Fishing, livestock and crop and staple food production.
b. About Forty-Two percent (42%) of the active labour force in the district are engaged in the agriculture sector, that is, fishing and farming.

Industry and Commence
Industries employ 3.5% whilst services and commerce engaged about 25.2% of the active labour force.

Stone quarrying and sand-winning activities are also being carriedv out on commercial basis employing about 1.5% of the active labour force.
Financial and Non-Financial Institutions
There is one main financial institution in the District; Lowerv Pra Rural Bank with branches at Aboadze and Abuesi and its head office in Shama.
There are four non-financial institutionsv comprising of Shama Cooperative Credit Union and four (4) Micro-finance institutions.

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