The main legislation backing the local government structure is the local Government Act 2016 (ACT 936). There are three types of assemblies at the higher levels of local government: metropolitan, municipal and district. Reforms undertaken in the late 1980s subdivided the then 10 regions of Ghana into 110 districts, where the local district assemblies were to deal with local administration. The number consists of 6 metropolitan assemblies, 109 municipal assemblies and 145 districts. The constitution of MMDAsDistricts are governed by District Assemblies, which are established by the Minister of Local Government, and serve as the highest political authority in each district.

Source: GhanaWeb September 20, 2021 15:33 UTC