Saltpond

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Town in Central Region, Ghana

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::summary Town in Central Region, Ghana ::

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Saltpond is a town and the capital of the Mfantsiman Municipal District in the Central Region of Ghana. As of 2013, Saltpond has a population of 24,689 people. Major ethnic groups who lived in the town are the Akan, Ga, Ewe, Ashanti, and Akuapem. Majors economic sectors in the town are petroleum, agriculture, fishing, trade, commerce, and industry.

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.

|location = Saltpond (1991-2020) |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |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 high C = 31.0 |Feb high C = 31.6 |Mar high C = 31.6 |Apr high C = 31.3 |May high C = 30.5 |Jun high C = 28.8 |Jul high C = 27.5 |Aug high C = 27.0 |Sep high C = 28.0 |Oct high C = 29.6 |Nov high C = 30.9 |Dec high C = 31.1 |year high C = 29.9 |Jan mean C = 27.2 |Feb mean C = 28.0 |Mar mean C = 28.1 |Apr mean C = 27.9 |May mean C = 27.4 |Jun mean C = 26.2 |Jul mean C = 25.3 |Aug mean C = 24.8 |Sep mean C = 25.6 |Oct mean C = 26.5 |Nov mean C = 27.2 |Dec mean C = 27.4 |year mean C = 26.8 |Jan low C = 23.3 |Feb low C = 24.5 |Mar low C = 24.6 |Apr low C = 24.6 |May low C = 24.2 |Jun low C = 23.7 |Jul low C = 23.1 |Aug low C = 22.6 |Sep low C = 23.2 |Oct low C = 23.4 |Nov low C = 23.6 |Dec low C = 23.7 |year low C = 23.7 |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 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 16.9 |Feb precipitation mm = 23.2 |Mar precipitation mm = 72.1 |Apr precipitation mm = 98.3 |May precipitation mm = 212.7 |Jun precipitation mm = 226.6 |Jul precipitation mm = 66.8 |Aug precipitation mm = 26.7 |Sep precipitation mm = 43.8 |Oct precipitation mm = 108.3 |Nov precipitation mm = 54.3 |Dec precipitation mm = 24.8 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 1.5 |Feb precipitation days = 1.9 |Mar precipitation days = 4.0 |Apr precipitation days = 6.5 |May precipitation days = 10.2 |Jun precipitation days = 11.4 |Jul precipitation days = 6.0 |Aug precipitation days = 4.3 |Sep precipitation days = 6.1 |Oct precipitation days = 8.1 |Nov precipitation days = 4.2 |Dec precipitation days = 2.0 |time day = 15:00 |Jan humidity = 74 |Feb humidity = 73 |Mar humidity = 72 |Apr humidity = 73 |May humidity = 77 |Jun humidity = 82 |Jul humidity = 81 |Aug humidity = 81 |Sep humidity = 80 |Oct humidity = 77 |Nov humidity = 73 |Dec humidity = 72 |year humidity = 76 |Jan sun = 202.6 |Feb sun = 207.7 |Mar sun = 224.4 |Apr sun = 225.2 |May sun = 213.2 |Jun sun = 157.7 |Jul sun = 163.0 |Aug sun = 143.3 |Sep sun = 168.0 |Oct sun = 232.9 |Nov sun = 242.3 |Dec sun = 231.7 |year sun = |Jand sun = 7.1 |Febd sun = 7.7 |Mard sun = 7.5 |Aprd sun = 7.3 |Mayd sun = 6.5 |Jund sun = 3.9 |Juld sun = 5.5 |Augd sun = 6.1 |Sepd sun = 5.5 |Octd sun = 7.9 |Novd sun = 8.4 |Decd sun = 8.1 |yeard sun = 6.8 |source 1 = NOAA{{cite web | url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/4.4/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Ghana/CSV/Saltpond_65469.csv | title = Navrongo Climate Normals 1991–2020 | work = Saltpond Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020) | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = 28 September 2023}} |source 2 = Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity 1973-1994, daily sun 1958-1962) | url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_654690_kt.pdf | title = Klimatafel von Saltpond / Ghana | work = Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world | publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst | language = de | 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

References

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