Ga Central Municipal Assembly covers a total land area of about 48.997 square kilometers with a population of 117,220 of which 57,321 are males and 59,899 are females according to the 2010 Population and Housing Census. It was carved out of the then Ga South Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region and was established by Legislative Instrument 2135 (2012) with the capital at Sowutuom. The Municipality shares boundaries with Accra Metropolitan Assembly to the South, Ga West to the East and North, and Ga South Assembly to the West. Hon. Emmanuel Lamptey (Dr) is the D.C.E with Hon Abdul Sheriff Fathah as the Presiding member.

The main economic activity of the people is Agriculture, Industry, Trade and Service. Number of Assembly members is 13. The revenue as at 2015 was GHC2,339,336.05, expenditure was GHC1,467,951.0. In 2016 the revenue stood at  GHC2,268,294.17 .