The Ningo-Prampram District Assembly was carved out of the erstwhile Dangme West District in June 2012 with a Legislative Instrument (LI) 2132. The district covers a total land area of about 622.2 square kilometers. The district is located about 15 km to the east of Tema and about 40 km from Accra, the capital of Ghana. The district is bounded to the north by Shai-Osudoku District, south by the Gulf of Guinea, in the east by the Ada East District and to the west by Kpone-Katamanso Municipality. Bordered at the south is the Gulf of Guinea, which spans a coastline of 37 kilometers. According to the 2021 Population and Housing Census, the total population of the District was 204,673. This consists of 101,871 males representing 49.8% and 102,802 females representing 50.2%. The urban population represents 161,090 persons (78.7%) whilst the rural population is 43,583 persons (GSS, 2021).