Cape Coast Municipal Council | |
Settlement Type: | Former Municipal Council |
Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Cape Coast Municipal Council within Central |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Cape Coast |
Leader Title: | Municipal Executive |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 5.1065°N -1.2414°W |
Iso Code: | GH-CP-__ |
Cape Coast Municipal Council is a former district council that was located in Central Region, Ghana. Originally created as a municipal council in 1975. However on 1988, it was split off into two new district assemblies: Cape Coast Municipal District (capital: Cape Coast) and Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District (capital: Elmina). The municipal council was located in the southwest part of Central Region and had Cape Coast as its capital town.