It is located on the main Kaneshie - Winneba Highway, a peri-urban town in the Weija-Gbawe Municipal Assembly of the Greater Accra region of Ghana.
The rainy season is usually characterized by flooding, low crop yield, and financial strain on the locals of the area.
The immediate entry into Mallam is inhabited by Hausas who have made that area their dwelling, building a mosque (masalachi), a place of worship, homes, schools, and other recreational facilities, and business to help them stay there.
Today, it is home to other ethnic groups such as Gas, Akans, Ewes, Walas/Dagartis, Mostries, Basares and other smaller tribes.
It is no surprise that the increase in population has come with some challenges, such as indiscriminate dumping of refuse and sewage, unplanned and haphazard building units, traffic congestion, poor road linkages, water inaccessibility among others, becoming a major issue that the institutions and the individuals of Mallam are battling to solve on a daily basis.
The area has lots of Churches, Schools, Businesses, Commercial Hubs, Police Posts, Clinics and other amenities to boost standard of living.