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- Abidjan
- Abokobi
- Abura-Dunkwa
- Accra
- Ada Foah
- Adenta
- Adidome
- Afransi
- Agona Ashanti
- Agona Nkwanta
- Agona Swedru
- Agortime-Kpetoe
- Ajumako
- Akan people
- Akatsi
- Akim Oda
- Akim Swedru
- Akomadan
- Akropong
- Amasaman
- Anglican
- Anglo-Ashanti Wars
- Apam
- Asamankese
- Asankragua
- Asante Kotoko
- Asante royal thrones
- Asantehene's Palace
- Asesewa
- Ashaiman
- Ashanti Confederacy
- Ashanti Region
- Ashanti region
- Ashiaman
- Asiwa
- Assin Foso
- Atebubu
- Atimpoku
- Awutu Breku
- Axim
- Battle of Feyiase
- Bawku
- Bechem
- Begoro
- Bekwai
- Berekum
- Bibiani
- Bimbilla
- Boankra Inland Port
- Bogoso
- Bole, Ghana
- Bolgatanga
- Bongo, Ghana
- Breman Asikuma
- Brong-Ahafo Region
- Buipe
- Bunkpurugu
- Bus rapid transit
- Busunya
- Cape Coast
- Chereponi
- Christian
- City
- Cocoa bean
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Daboase
- Dambai
- Damongo
- Denu
- Diaso
- Districts of Ghana
- Dodowa
- Dome, Ghana
- Donkorkrom
- Dormaa Ahenkro
- Drobo, Ghana
- Dry season
- Duayaw Nkwanta
- Dunkwa-on-Offin
- Dutch Gold Coast
- Dzodze
- Effiduase
- Ejisu
- Ejura
- Ellembelle
- Elmina
- Enchi
- Essam
- Fante people
- Fomena
- Football (soccer)
- Fort Kumasi
- Funsi
- Gambga
- Garu, Ghana
- Ghana
- Ghana Stock Exchange
- Goaso
- Gold
- Greater Accra Region
- Gulf of Guinea
- Gushegu
- Gwollu
- Half-Assini
- Hardwood
- Harmattan
- Ho, Ghana
- Hohoe
- Ivory Coast
- Jacobu
- Jasikan
- Jema
- Jirapa
- Juaboso
- Juaso
- Kade, Ghana
- Kadjebi
- Karaga, Ghana
- Kenyasi
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- Kete Krachi
- Kibi, Ghana
- Kintampo (town)
- Kodie
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- Koforidua
- Konongo-Odumase
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- Kpeve
- Kukuom
- Kumasi
- Kumasi Airport
- Kumasi Hat Museum
- Kumawu
- Kuntanase
- Kwabeng
- Kwame Danso
- Lake Bosomtwe
- Lambussie
- Lashibi
- Lawra
- Madina, Ghana
- Mampong
- Mamponteng
- Manhiya Palace
- Mankranso
- Manso Nkwanta
- Methodist
- Mpraeso
- Museum
- Muslim
- Nadowli
- Navrongo
- Neolithic
- Netherlands
- New Abirem
- New Edubiase
- Nkawie
- Nkawkaw
- Nkonya Ahenkro
- Nkoranza
- Nkwanta
- Nsaba
- Nsawam
- Nsawkaw
- Nsuaem Kyekyewere
- Nsuta
- Nungua
- Nyinahin
- Obuasi
- Odumase Krobo
- Offinso New Town
- Ofoase
- Ofoase-Kokoben
- Okomfo Anokye
- Okomfo Anokye Sword
- Osei Tutu
- Paga
- Prempeh College
- Railway
- Regalia
- Regions of Ghana
- Roman Catholic
- Saboba
- Salaga
- Saltpond
- Sampa, Ghana
- Samuel Sarpong
- Sandema
- Savelugu
- Sawla
- Sefwi Akontombra
- Sefwi Wiawso
- Sekondi
- Sekondi-Takoradi
- Shama, Ghana
- Sogakope
- Somanya
- Suhum, Ghana
- Sunyani
- Tafo Kumasi
- Takoradi
- Tamale, Ghana
- Tarkwa
- Teaching hospital
- Techiman
- Tema
- Tepa, Ghana
- Teshie
- Teshie-Nungua
- The Ashanti
- The Equator
- Time zone
- Tongo, Ghana
- Twi
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- United Kingdom
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- Walewale
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- Wechiau
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Abetifi
Abetifi is a small town and is the capital of Kwahu East district, a district in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 6°40′N 0°45′W / 6.667°N 0.75°W / 6.667; -0.75
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Abidjan
Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro. As of 2011[update] it was the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris and Kinshasa, but before Montreal. It has, according to the authorities of the country in 2006, 5,068,858 residents in the metropolitan area and 3,796,677 residents in the municipality. Only Lagos, the former capital of Nigeria, has a larger number of inhabitants in this region. Considered a cultural hub of West Africa, Abidjan is characterized by a high level of industrialization and urbanization. The city stands in Ébrié Lagoon, on several converging peninsulas and islands, connected by bridges.
The city grew after the construction of a new wharf in 1931 and its designation as the capital of the then French colony in 1933. The completion of the Vridi Canal in 1951 enabled it to become an important sea port. In 1983, Yamoussoukro was designated as the nation's capital, but most government offices and foreign embassies are still in Abidjan.
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Abokobi
Abokobi is a small town and is the capital of Ga East district, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
The town in under the jurisdiction of the Ga East District and is in the Abokobi-Madina constituency of the Ghana parliament.
Coordinates: 5°44′N 0°12′W / 5.733°N 0.2°W / 5.733; -0.2
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Accra
Accra /əˈkrɑː/ is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an estimated urban population of 2,291,352 as of 2012[update]. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous. Accra is furthermore the anchor of a larger metropolitan area, the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), which is home to about 4 million people, making it the largest metropolitan conglomeration in Ghana by population, and the eleventh-largest metropolitan area in Africa.
Accra stretches along the Ghanaian Atlantic coast and extends north into the country's interior. Originally built around a port, it served as the capital of the British-ruled Gold Coast between 1877 and 1957. Once merely a 19th-century suburb of Victoriaborg, Accra has since transitioned into a modern metropolis; the city's architecture reflects this history, ranging from 19th-century British colonial buildings to modern skyscrapers and apartment blocks.
Accra is Ghana's primate city, serving as the nation's economic and administrative hub. It is furthermore a centre of culture and tourism, sporting a wide range of nightclubs, restaurants and hotels. Since the early 1990s, a number of new buildings have been built, including the multi-storey French-owned Novotel hotel. The city's National Theatre was built with Chinese assistance. In 2010, the GaWC designated Accra a Gamma-minus-level world city, indicating a growing level of international influence and connectedness.
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Ada Foah
Ada Foah or Ada is a small town in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, at the seashore along the road from Ada Kasseh, just off the Accra-Aflao motorway. It is located along the Volta River and the Volta River Estuary with many islands and river arms and the Atlantic Ocean. Ada Foah is the capital of the Dangme East District and the seat of the District Assembly.
Dutch traders were the first to open up trade between Europe and Ada in the 16th century and built a new trading post in 1775. Later, the Danes took over, who at this time had power over the whole coast east of Accra. They remained in Ada for more than 100 years and had friendly business relationships with the locals. To defend their trading post against the attacking neighboring tribes, the Danes built Fort Kongenstein in 1783. This fort actually gave Ada Foah its name: Ada Fort, village of the fort.
When the British arrived at the end of the 19th century, the Danish sold their forts and trading posts to them. That was the time independence ended and British Colonial Rule was imposed. In contrast to the peaceful cooperation with the Danish, the British treated the people of Ada, also called Adali, like conquered people.
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Adenta
Adenta is a small town and is the capital of Adenta Municipal district, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The town is known for the West Africa Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution.
Coordinates: 5°43′28.90″N 0°9′48.76″W / 5.724694°N 0.1635444°W / 5.724694; -0.1635444
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Adidome
Adidome is the capital of the North Tongu District in the Volta Region of Ghana. The Volta River flows close to it on its way into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Afransi
Afransi is a small town and is the capital of Gomoa East district, a district in the Central Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 5°31′N 0°45′W / 5.517°N 0.75°W / 5.517; -0.75
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Agona Nkwanta
Agona Nkwanta is a town in Ghana. It is the capital of Ahanta West district. Agona, also known as Agona Junction or just Agona. Agona is 7km inland and en route between Takoradi and Tarkwa with a branch road off to Dixcove (and Achowa, Akwidaa) and Busua.
Language spoken is Ahanta with many non-Ahanta speakers talking Fante or a mixture or the two, known locally as Fant-Ahanta.
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Agona Swedru
Agona Swedru is a town in the Central Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the Agona West Municipal district in the Central Region. The town is the twenty-ninth most populous in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 66,471 people.
Coordinates: 5°31′50″N 0°42′10″W / 5.53056°N 0.70278°W / 5.53056; -0.70278
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Ajumako
Ajumako is a small town and is the capital of Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam, a district in the Central Region of Ghana. It is famous for being the birthplace of Ottobah Cuguano, an abolitionist of the 18th century.
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Akatsi
Akatsi is a town in Ghana. It is the capital of Akatsi District. The main language of any social and economic interaction is Ewe. Economic activities are mainly subsistent agriculture coupled with vibrant buying and selling. Smuggling of clothing from Lomé in Togo through Aflao (the south-eastern border town of Ghana) to Accra. The trans-West Africa highway linking Lomé to Accra through Akatsi also aids an active male dominated transportation business in Akatsi. The society exhibits strong traditional and patriarchal tendencies which supports polygyny. But the advent of Christianity and Western culture makes monogamy an emerging trend.
Coordinates: 06°07′48.51″N 00°47′55.377″E / 6.1301417°N 0.79871583°E / 6.1301417; 0.79871583
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Akim Oda
Akim Oda (or Akyem Oda) is a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The town is the thirty-third most populous in Ghana terms of population, with a population of 58,788 people. It is the capital of the Birim Central Municipal district. It lies in hilly country with rain forest vegetation in the Birim River basin.
The climate is semiequatorial and wet with significant precipitation during the rainy season from April to June and again in September to November. A dry period is experienced between December to February.
Cocoa is an important part of the economy, including plantations and casual plantings along roadsides. The crop is dried and stored in warehouses for shipment. There are several small palm oil farms to the north of the Birim river, covering about 6,000 hectares. Byproducts from the palm-oil mills are used in soap-making. Bamboo is another useful and fast-growing crop, a strong and inexpensive material used for furniture and construction. The banks of the Birim river are rich in both gold and diamonds, extracted locally through artisanal processes.
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Akim Swedru
Akim Swedru is a Ghanaian town located in the Birim South District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the newly created Birim South district. The town is the seventy-eight most populous in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 10,212 people.
The political administration for the Birim South District is the District Assembly which is located at Swedru. It is led by a District Chief Executive. The Assembly has both appointed and elected members. There are 32 Assembly members of which 10 are appointed and the rest elected. The local Member of Parliament is an ex officio member of the Assembly. Locally, the town has its own urban council which runs it.
Around Swedru is located a lot of hills, streams and rivers. There are 2 peak rain seasons during May-June and September-October. The relative humidity ranges from 56% during the dry season and 70% during the rainy season. The district lies within a semi-deciduous rainforest region.
Most of the local population are Akyem which is a subset of the Akan people and most are christians.
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Akomadan
Akomadan is a small town and is the capital of Offinso North, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 7°24′N 1°57′W / 7.4°N 1.95°W / 7.4; -1.95
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Akropong
Akropong is a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It is the capital of Akuapim North District. Akropong is the seventy-third most populous in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 13,563.
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Amasaman
Amasaman is a small town and is the capital of Ga West Municipal district, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Amasaman Secondary Technical School. The school is a second cycle institution.
Coordinates: 5°42′N 0°18′W / 5.7°N 0.3°W / 5.7; -0.3
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Apam
Apam is a coastal town in the Central Region of Ghana, located approximately 45km east of the regional capital of Cape Coast. Apam is the capital of Gomoa West District. The town is the fifty-eight most populous in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 25,869 people.
Apam is the site of Fort Lijdzaamheid, a Dutch-built fort which was completed in 1702, which dominates the fishing harbour and town from a rocky peninsula located on the south side of the town.
Coordinates: 5°16′44.5″N 0°44′23.0″W / 5.279028°N 0.73972°W / 5.279028; -0.73972
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Asamankese
Asmankese is a town situated in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It is the forty-third most populous in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 39,084 people. It is on the main highway between the two biggest cities of Accra on the coast and Kumasi in the interior. It is the second capital town of the Eastern Region and it is the capital town of West Akim District.
Coordinates: 5°52′N 0°40′W / 5.867°N 0.667°W / 5.867; -0.667
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Asankragua
Asankragua is a small town and is the capital of Wasa Amenfi West district, a district in the Western Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 5°48′N 2°26′W / 5.8°N 2.433°W / 5.8; -2.433
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Asesewa
Asesewa is a small town and is the capital of Upper Manya Krobo district, a district in the Eastern region of Ghana. The town is known for the Asesewa Day Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution.
Coordinates: 6°24′N 0°09′W / 6.4°N 0.15°W / 6.4; -0.15
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Ashanti Region
The Ashanti Region is the third largest of 10 administrative regions in Ghana, occupying a total land surface of 24389 square kilometers or 10.2 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the most populated region with a population of 3,612,950 in 2000, accounting for 19.1 per cent of Ghana’s total population. The Ashanti region also harbors the capital city of Kumasi.
The Ashanti region is centrally located in the middle belt of Ghana. It lies between longitudes 0.15W and 2.25W, and latitudes 5.50N and 7.46N. The region shares boundaries with four of the ten political regions, Brong-Ahafo Region in the north, Eastern region in the east, Central region in the south and Western region in the South west. The region is divided into 27 districts, each headed by a district chief executive.
Several festivals are celebrated in the region, the major ones being the Akwasidae and Adae Kese. These are religious festivals celebrated by some members of the Akan ethnic group of which the Ashanti belong. The festivals are celebrated to remember past leaders and heroes. Though they are dead, their spirits are believed to be alive and taking interest in the affairs of the living, watching their actions, and consulting with them during the Adae festival.
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Ashanti region
The Ashanti Region is the third largest of 10 administrative regions in Ghana, occupying a total land surface of 24389 square kilometers or 10.2 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the most populated region with a population of 3,612,950 in 2000, accounting for 19.1 per cent of Ghana’s total population. The Ashanti region also harbors the capital city of Kumasi.
The Ashanti region is centrally located in the middle belt of Ghana. It lies between longitudes 0.15W and 2.25W, and latitudes 5.50N and 7.46N. The region shares boundaries with four of the ten political regions, Brong-Ahafo Region in the north, Eastern region in the east, Central region in the south and Western region in the South west. The region is divided into 27 districts, each headed by a district chief executive.
Several festivals are celebrated in the region, the major ones being the Akwasidae and Adae Kese. These are religious festivals celebrated by some members of the Akan ethnic group of which the Ashanti belong. The festivals are celebrated to remember past leaders and heroes. Though they are dead, their spirits are believed to be alive and taking interest in the affairs of the living, watching their actions, and consulting with them during the Adae festival.
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Ashiaman
Ashiaman is a city in Ghana in the Greater Accra Region. It is the sixth largest city in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 284,518.
Coordinates: 5°42′N 0°02′W / 5.7°N 0.033°W / 5.7; -0.033
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Asiwa
Asiwa is a small town and is the capital of Bosome Freho, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 6°25′N 1°20′W / 6.417°N 1.333°W / 6.417; -1.333
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Assin Foso
Assin Foso is a small town and is the capital of Assin North, a district in the Central Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 5°42′N 1°39′W / 5.7°N 1.65°W / 5.7; -1.65
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Atebubu
Atebubu is a small town and is the capital of Atebubu, a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 7°45′N 0°59′W / 7.75°N 0.983°W / 7.75; -0.983
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Atimpoku
Atimpoku is a small town located along the Volta River in the Eastern Region of Ghana, and the capital of Asuogyaman District.
The town is the site of the Adomi Bridge, Ghana's largest suspension bridge, and is one of the town's closest to the Akosombo Dam, a hydroelectric facility which supplies the majority of Ghana's power needs.
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Awutu Breku
Awutu Breku is a small town and is the capital of Awutu Senya district, a district in the Central Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 5°42′N 0°37′W / 5.7°N 0.617°W / 5.7; -0.617
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Axim
Axim is a town, district and kingdom on the coast of Ghana. It lies 64 kilometers west of the port city of Takoradi, south of the highway leading to the Côte d'Ivoire border, in the Western Region to the west of Cape Three Points. The town is the fifty-seventh most populous in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 27,250 people.
Axim has a prominent seaside fort, Fort Santo Antonio, built by the Portuguese in 1515 and between 1642 and 1872 expanded and altered by the Dutch, who were in possession during that period. The fort, now property of the Ghanaian state is currently in the custody of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB) and is open to the public. Off-shore there are some picturesque islands, including one with a lighthouse.
The town is divided into two parts: Upper Axim and Lower Axim. The fort lies roughly on the division between the two parts, but closest to the centre of Upper Axim. Here, several large mansions of lumber-trading magnates and other businessmen remain from the British colonial period. Axim is ruled by two traditional omanhenes or chiefs and a political District Chief Executive of the Nzema East Municipality.
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Bawku
Bawku is a town in the Upper East region of Ghana. It is the capital of the Bawku Municipal District, and it is the twenty-fifth largest in terms of population, with a population of 69,527.
Coordinates: 11°03′N 0°14′W / 11.05°N 0.233°W / 11.05; -0.233
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Bechem
Bechem is a small town and is the capital of Tano South, a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. Bechem is also the district capital for the Tano South Constituency. It is very close to the capital city of the Brong-Ahafo Region, Sunyani. The town is known for the Bechem Presbyterian Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution.. The town has one of the best teacher training colleges in the Country known as St. Joseph college (JOSCO).
Coordinates: 7°05′N 2°01′W / 7.083°N 2.017°W / 7.083; -2.017
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Begoro
Begoro is the capital of Fanteakwa, a district in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Begoro is about 150km north of Accra, the capital, off the road joining Koforidua and Nkawkaw. It is the fifty-third most populous in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 29,040 people.
Begoro and Fanteakwa are linked with York, England, via the York Fanteakwa Community Link (YFCL).
Begoro Odwira Festival (Ahwie Festival)
is an occasion for worship of the gods and goddesses of the nation, and for purifying the sacred stools, which are the symbol of togetherness of the people and also, the time to manifest allegiance to hallowed stool occupants. The ceremony marks the peak of a general sense of unity for strength, hard work for prosperity and above all, loyalty and service to the state. [1]
Begoro, in partnership with Fanteakwa district, currently has a sister city relationship with:
Coordinates: 6°23′N 0°23′W / 6.383°N 0.383°W / 6.383; -0.383
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Bekwai
Bekwai is a town in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is the eightieth most populous in terms of population, with a population of 5,144. It is the capital of Bekwai Municipal District and south of the regional capital of Kumasi, north of Obuasi.
There are 37 public payphones from a total of 5,000 telephone lines that are installed throughout the Bekwai Municipal District. Also, a post office has been established.
There is also the state Bekwai Hospital. Bekwai is one of six municipalities in the Bekwai Municipal District in which tap water is generally available.
In Bekwai there is a train station.
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Berekum
Berekum is a town in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It is the capital of Berekum District. The town is the thirty-first most populous in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 60,473 people.
The footballer John Paintsil (sometimes spelled as Pantsil), who most recently played for English Championship side Leicester City, was born here.
Coordinates: 7°27′N 2°35′W / 7.45°N 2.583°W / 7.45; -2.583
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Bibiani
Bibiani is the town capital of the Bibiani / Anhwiaso / Bekwai district in the Western Region of Ghana. It is the sixty-fifth most populous in terms of population, with a population of 21,218.
Coordinates: 6°28′N 2°20′W / 6.467°N 2.333°W / 6.467; -2.333
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Bimbilla
Bimbilla is a small town and is the capital of Nanumba North district, a district in the Northern Region of Ghana, located in the East of the region, and is near the Oti River.
Bimbila was founded by Naa Mnantambo (son of Na Gbewa) after moving south from his brother Sitobu who founded the present day Dagomba state. The new state was subsequently called Nanung which came from the Dagbani words "Na" ( King or Chief) and "Nua" ( Hand). Na Sitobu is said to have pointed his hand south and Na Mnatambo and his followers went in the direction indicated by the hand. Salaga, in a later addition was turned into a commercial capital. Bimbila was attacked and burnt down by the German colonial army on 29 November 1896 as precursor to the great battle of Adibo against the Dagomba army. Today Bimbila is district capital of the Nanumba North district.
It has a teachers training college set up by the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in 1962; One secondary school and one Vocational training School which service many small villages/towns.
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Boankra Inland Port
The Boankra Inland Port is a Dry port under construction near the Ghanaian city of Kumasi.
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Bogoso
Bogoso is a mining town in the Western region of Ghana. The town in the capital town of the Prestea-Huni Valley District.
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Bolgatanga
Bolgatanga, colloquially known as Bolga, is the capital of both the Bolgatanga Municipal District and the Upper East Region of Ghana, and it is the twenty-seventh most populous in terms of population, with a population of 66,685. Bolga is the major town between Tamale, 161 km (about 100 miles) to the south, and the border with Burkina Faso.
The Upper East Region is bounded by the Republic of Burkina Faso, 32 km (about 20 miles) to the north of Bolga, the Upper West Region 65 km (40 mi) to the west at the Sisili River, and the Republic of Togo, about 100 km (about 60 miles) to the east of the city. Bolga lies in the Red Volta River Valley (which serves as a major migration route of elephants), with the White Volta River and the cliffs of the Gambaga Escarpment to the south of the city forming the southern boundary of the region.
The Hon. David Apasera (PNC), was the Parliamentary Representative up to 2008, and now, Akolbire Opam Brown (NDC), for the Bolgatanga Municipal Constituency.
Historically Bolgatanga was situated at the southern terminus of the ancient Trans-Saharan trade route. The eastern route traveled through Northern Nigeria, converging with the Sahelian route from Mali via Burkina Faso, near Bolgatanga. Along the route, handicrafts—especially straw baskets, hats and fans, as well as leather goods, metal jewellery, and indigenous attires — were exchanged for kola nuts and salt.
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Breman Asikuma
Breman Asikuma is a small town and is the capital of Asikuma/Odoben/Brakwa district, a district in the Central Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Breman Asikuma Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution.
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Buipe
Buipe is a small town in central Ghana located on the upper reaches of Lake Volta. Buipe is the district capital of the Central Gonja District in the Northern Region of Ghana, lying just north of the lake.
Because of the proximity of limestone deposits, Buipe is the proposed location of a cement works that would help break the near monopoly of the Ghana Cement Company.
Coordinates: 08°47′00″N 01°32′00″W / 8.7833333°N 1.5333333°W / 8.7833333; -1.5333333
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Bunkpurugu
Bunkpurugu is a town in the Northern Region of Ghana close to the border with Togo.
Coordinates: 10°31′N 0°06′E / 10.517°N 0.1°E / 10.517; 0.1
Bunkpurugu is the District Capital of the Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo District Assembly where the administrative issues of the district is carried out.It is the third largest settlement in the region after Tamale and yendi.It is also the biggest town of the Bimobas(British Mobas).
Bunkpurugu is still without electricity and good access road(s). The only Police Post in the District is in a deplorable state. There is no potable drinking water, the nearest major hospital is miles away in Nalerigu.
As a result of the inadequacies in development, government workers were refusing to take transfer to the district while private individuals were also declining to establish businesses there. This led to the nicknaming of the area as "a State within the Ghana State or an orphaned district". (ghanaweb).
The Capitation Grant and the School Feeding Programs implemented by the government through the district assembly has increased school enrolment. The good news is that more girls are now in school than before. Hope is in sight! The appointment of a Female District Chief Executive came as welcoming news to the once male dominated area. The Administrative Head of the District couldn't have been a man.
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Busunya
Busunya is a small town and is the capital of Nkoranza North, a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Busunya High School. The school is a second cycle institution.
Coordinates: 7°41′N 1°40′W / 7.683°N 1.667°W / 7.683; -1.667
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Cape Coast
Cape Coast, or Cabo Corso, is the capital of the Central Region of Ghana and is also the capital city of the Fante (Fanti) people, or (Mfantsefo). It is situated 165 km west of Accra on the Gulf of Guinea. It has a population of 217,032 (2012 census). From the 16th century the city has changed hands between the British, the Portuguese, the Swedish, the Danish and the Dutch. The city's Fante name is Oguaa.
Founded by the Portuguese in the 15th century, Cape Coast grew around Cape Coast Castle, now a World Heritage Site. It was converted to a castle by the Dutch in 1650, then expanded by the Swedes in 1652 and captured by the British in 1664. The British based their Gold Coast operations in the town until they were expelled because of severe opposition to the "window tax" in 1877. Accra became their state. Cape Coast was also where most of the slaves were held before their journey on the Middle Passage.
The crab is the town's mascot and a statue of one lies in the city centre. Fort William, built in 1820, was an active lighthouse from 1835 to the 1970s, while Fort Victoria was built in 1702. Other attractions include a series of Asafo Shrines, Cape Coast Centre for National Culture, the Oguaa Fetu Afahye harvest festival, and since 1992, the biennial Panafest theatre festival. The city is located 30km south of Kakum National Park, one of the most diverse and best preserved national parks in West Africa. Cape Coast also boast of being the first location where soccer was played in Ghana and Ebusua Dwarfs FC is the darling club of Cape Coasters.
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Chereponi
Chereponi is a small town and is the capital of Chereponi district, a district in the Northern Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 10°8′3″N 0°17′17″W / 10.13417°N 0.28806°W / 10.13417; -0.28806
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Daboase
Daboase is a small town and is the capital of Mpohor/Wassa East district, a district in the Western Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 5°8′N 1°39′W / 5.133°N 1.65°W / 5.133; -1.65
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Dambai
Dambai is a town in the northern part of the Volta Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the Krachi East District. It is located on the eastern coast of the Volta Lake. It is called 'Dam Nafiba' in the language of the indegenes Nchumuru, meaning be spiritually strong before you come because in the past the place was full of wild animals such as lions, tigers, elephants that first settlers had to contend with. The town has a fibrant market that falls on Monday and Tuesday to which market people across Ghana and West Africa come to. the occupation of the people is farming and fishing on the Rive oti with few people being employed by offices of the district assembly and teaching. The town has a popular teachers training school- Dambai College of Education and several second cycle schools. By Mohammed Bello Sanda].
Coordinates: 08°04′08″N 0°10′45″E / 8.06889°N 0.17917°E / 8.06889; 0.17917
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Damongo
Damongo is a town in the Northern region of Ghana. The town is known for the Damongo Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution.
Coordinates: 9°05′N 1°49′W / 9.083°N 1.817°W / 9.083; -1.817
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Denu
Denu is the capital of the Ketu South District in the Volta Region of Ghana.
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Diaso
Diaso is a small town and is the capital of Upper Denkyira West district, a district in the Central region of Ghana. The town is known for the Diaso Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution.
Coordinates: 6°09′N 2°09′W / 6.15°N 2.15°W / 6.15; -2.15
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Dodowa
Dodowa is a small town and is the capital of Dangme West district, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 5°53′N 0°7′W / 5.883°N 0.117°W / 5.883; -0.117
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Donkorkrom
Donkorkrom is a small town and is the capital of Afram Plains district, a district in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
On Tuesday, January 19, 2010, the Holy Father, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, elevated the Apostolic Prefecture of Donkorkrom, Ghana (area 4,825, population 160,000, Catholics 17,000, priests 12, religious 7), to the rank of Apostolic Vicariate with the same name and territorial configuration as before. He appointed the Reverend Father Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D., currently Apostolic Prefect of Donkorkrom, as the first Apostolic Vicar of the new Apostolic Vicariate. Bishop-elect Kumordji was born in Accra, Ghana in 1956 and ordained a priest in 1985. The town also has street lights put up in early 2009. The US Peace Corps had 2 volunteers working at DASHS, Chris and Tammy Martin, from Iowa State University. Spartanburg Orphanage, a registered UK charity, is found in the town. Donkorkrom and Hamilton, Scotland are planning to be twinned.
Donkorkrom is served by a secondary school called Donkorkrom Agric Senior High School (or DASHS) for short. The Headmaster is called Robert Osei Forsson. Hamilton Grammar School. and Donkorkrom Agric Senior High School have an official link between the schools.
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Dormaa Ahenkro
Dormaa or better Dormaa Ahenkro is a small town and is the capital of Dormaa District, a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. The town is located in the Brong Ahafo Region, about 15 kilometers from the Ivorian border. The Dormaa district has its own Imperial Chief, Nana Agyeman Badu 2nd. A district Hospital "Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital" founded in 1955.
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Duayaw Nkwanta
Duayaw Nkwanta is a town and is the capital of Tano district, a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It is very close to Sunyani, the Capital City of the Brong Ahafo region. Duayaw Nkwanta is a well planned town. It is the seventieth most populous in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 17,130.
Agriculture is the main occupation for the people in Duayaw Nkwanta.
The town has one of the best hospitals in the Brong Ahafo region. It is known as the Saint John of God of Hospital. The hospital has an excellent orthopaedic centre. It is rated among the top three in Ghana.
The town is also known for the Boakye Tromo Secondary Technical School. It also has a female girls' Senior High School known as, Serwah Kesseh High School. Formerly, it was a mixed school by the name of Duayaw-Nkwanta Secondary School. The schools are second cycle institutions.
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Dzodze
Dzodze is a town in the south eastern corner of Ghana. It ls the capital of the new Ketu North District in the south of the Volta Region. It is close to the border between Togo and Ghana.
Dzodze is 199 kilometers from the Ghanaian capital, Accra through Tokor and 87 kilometers from Ho, the regional capital. The indigens are the Ewe people (also spelled Eʋe or Eve) and they speak the Ewe language (Eʋegbe), which is widely spoken in the Volta Region and some parts of the Republic of Togo. Dzodze in the Ewe language means to land after flying. Dzo means to fly or jump, and dze means to land, give way to, or split. The people of Dzodze believe that, their ancestors landed in the present day Dzodze, and they are mostly peasant and subsistence farmers of maize and palm. They also distill local dry gin (Apeteshi) which is derived either from the palm tree or sugar. Dzodze has nine divisions. These are Ablorme, Adagbledu, Apetefe, Afeyeme, Afiadenyigba, Dafornyame, Fiagbedu, Kpordoave and Kuli. Dzodze and Penyi together form a twin city joined by Dzodze-Penyi Senior Secondary School (DZOSSEC).
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Effiduase
Effiduase is a small town and is the capital of Sekyere East, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Effiduase Secondary Commercial School. The school is a second cycle institution.
Coordinates: 6°50′33.36″N 1°23′51.69″W / 6.8426°N 1.3976917°W / 6.8426; -1.3976917
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Ejisu
Ejisu is a small town and is the capital of Ejisu-Juaben Municipal, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 6°42′53.91″N 1°30′40.25″W / 6.714975°N 1.5111806°W / 6.714975; -1.5111806
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Ejura
Ejura is a town and the capital of Ejura/Sekyedumase in the Ashanti of Ghana. Ejura is the largest maize producing district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is in the far north of the region, near the Afram River. Ejura is connected by highways with the towns of Mampong, Yeji and Techiman. It is home to the Digya National Park / Kujani Game Reserve, and it is the twenty-fourth most populous in terms of population, with a population of 70,807.
It is also the location of a Kids Worldwide volunteer project, which is directed by Ananda Marga. Currently, the project is the Namaskar International Neohumanist school, a Primary - JSS 3 educational facility.
Coordinates: 7°23′N 1°22′W / 7.383°N 1.367°W / 7.383; -1.367
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Ellembelle
Ellembelle is a small town and is the capital of Ellembelle district, a district in the Western Region of Ghana.
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Elmina
Elmina, is a city and is the capital of Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem district, a district in the Central Region of Ghana, situated on a south-facing bay on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Ghana, about 12 km west of Cape Coast. The first European settlement in West Africa, it now has a population of around 33,000 people.
The city grew around São Jorge da Mina Castle, built by the Portuguese Diogo de Azambuja in 1482 on the site of a town or village called Amankwakurom or Amankwa. It was Portugal's West African headquarters for trade and exploitation of African wealth. The original Portuguese interest was gold but this later expanded to include tens of thousands of slaves channeled through the trading post of Elmina. The location of Elmina made it a significant site for reprovisioning ships headed south towards the Cape of Good Hope on their way to India. The Dutch West India Company captured it in 1637; in subsequent centuries it was mostly used for the slave trade. The British attacked the city in 1782, but it remained in Dutch hands until 1872, when the Dutch Gold Coast was sold to the British.
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Enchi
Enchi is a town in Ghana. It is the capital of Aowin-Suaman district. Other main towns in the Aowin-Suaman district include Dadieso, New Yakasi, Achimfo, Boinso, Jema, Omanpe, Sewum, Jensue and Jomoro.
The current leaders include the paramount chief Nana (Odeneho) Brentu III, of Aowin, Nana Brentu of Suaman, District Chief Executive Mr. Oscar Ofori Larbie and member of Parliament Mathais Ntow, their term expires in December 2012
The mainline denominational churches include the Roman Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Anglican. Charismatic/Pentecostal churches include Church of Pentecost, Assemblies of God, New Covenant Family Church (West Africa) and the Apostolic Church of Ghana. Several natives recently named as exemplary for the youth to emulate include Bishop Joseph Quainoo, first to be consecrated to the episcopate; Mr. Cobbinah, Rtd., Commissioner of Police; Dr. (Mrs) Mercy Nuamah, Ph.D.; Mrs. Victoria Aidoo-Afo, Principal of Enchi Training College; Assistant Commissioner of Police Alex Quainoo, I/C Budget; Dr. S. B. Arthur; and several others.
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Essam
Essam is a small town and is the capital of Bia district, a district in the Western Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 6°40′N 3°6′W / 6.667°N 3.1°W / 6.667; -3.1
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Fomena
Fomena is a small town and is the capital of Adansi North, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The town is known for the T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School. The school is a second cycle institution.
Coordinates: 6°16′N 1°30′W / 6.267°N 1.5°W / 6.267; -1.5
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Funsi
Funsi is a small town and is the capital of Wa East district, a district in the Upper West Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 10°17′19″N 1°58′16″W / 10.28861°N 1.97111°W / 10.28861; -1.97111
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Ghana
Ghana
i/ˈɡɑːnə/ is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The word Ghana means "Warrior King" and is derived from the ancient Ghana Empire.
Ghana was inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of ancient predominantly Akan kingdoms, including the inland Ashanti Empire, the Akwamu, the Akyem, the Bonoman, the Denkyira, and the Fante among others. Non-Akan states created by the Ga also existed as did states by the Dagomba. Prior to contact with Europeans trade between the Akan and various African states flourished due to Akan's gold wealth. Trade with European states began after contact with the Portuguese in the 15th century, and the British established the Gold Coast Crown colony in 1874 over parts but not all of the country.
The Gold Coast achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957, becoming the First sub-Saharan African nation to do so from European Colonialism. The name Ghana was chosen for the new nation to reflect the ancient Empire of Ghana, which once extended throughout much of west Africa.
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Goaso
Goaso is a small town and is the capital of Asunafo North Municipal, a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 6°48′N 2°31′W / 6.8°N 2.517°W / 6.8; -2.517
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Greater Accra Region
The Greater Accra Region is the smallest of Ghana's 10 administrative regions in terms of area, occupying a total land surface of 3,245 square kilometres or 1.4 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the second most populated region, after the Ashanti Region, with a population of 2,905,726 in 2000, accounting for 15.4 per cent of Ghana’s total population. The Greater Accra region also harbors the seat of government in the capital city of Accra.
In 1960, Greater Accra, then referred to as Accra Capital District, was geographically and legally part of the Eastern Region. It was, however, administered separately by the Minister responsible for local government. With effect from 23 July 1982, Greater Accra was created by the Greater Accra Region Law (PNDCL 26) as a legally separate region to include the Ada local council area.
The Greater Accra region is bordered on the north by the Eastern Region, on the east by the Volta Region, on the south by the Gulf of Guinea, and on the west by the Central Region. It is smallest region in the country in total area, and is made up of 10 districts.
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Gulf of Guinea
Coordinates: 1°0′N 4°0′E / 1°N 4°E / 1; 4
The Gulf of Guinea is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean between Cape Lopez in Gabon, north and west to Cape Palmas in Liberia. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian (zero degrees latitude and longitude) is in the gulf.
Among the many rivers that drain into the Gulf of Guinea are the Niger and the Volta. The coastline on the gulf includes the Bight of Benin and the Bight of Bonny.
The Niger River in particular deposited organic sediments out to sea over millions of years which became crude oil.[citation needed] The Gulf of Guinea region, along with the Congo River delta and Angola further south, are expected to provide around a quarter of the United States' oil imports by 2015.[citation needed] This region is now regarded as one of the world's top oil and gas exploration hotspots.[citation needed]
The origin of the name Guinea is thought to be an area in the region, although the specifics are disputed. Bovill (1995) gives a thorough description:
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Gushegu
Gushegu is a small town and is the capital of Gushegu district, a district in the Northern Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 9°55′9″N 0°13′5″W / 9.91917°N 0.21806°W / 9.91917; -0.21806
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Gwollu
Gwollu is a small town and is the capital of Sissala West district, a district in the Upper West Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 10°58′52″N 2°13′16″W / 10.98111°N 2.22111°W / 10.98111; -2.22111
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Hohoe
Hohoe is a town in the mountainous Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region of Ghana, with its beautiful climate and many tourist attractions like the Wli Waterfalls. It is between Lake Volta and the border of Togo. Hohoe is connected by road to Kpandu and Ho in Ghana; and Kpalimé and Badou in Togo. The town is the thirty-fifth most populous in terms of population, with a population of 56,202 people.
Coordinates: 7°8′56.54″N 0°28′28.56″E / 7.1490389°N 0.4746°E / 7.1490389; 0.4746
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Ivory Coast
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoirei/ˌkoʊt dɨˈvwɑr/ (French: [kot d‿ivwaʁ]) or Ivory Coast i/ˌaɪvəri ˈkoʊst/ is a country in West Africa. It has an area of 322,462 square kilometres (124,503 sq mi), and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be 20,617,068 in 2009. Côte d'Ivoire's first national census in 1975 counted 6.7 million inhabitants.
Prior to its colonization by Europeans, Côte d'Ivoire was home to several states, including Gyaaman, the Kong Empire, and Baoulé. There were two Anyi kingdoms, Indénié and Sanwi, which attempted to retain their separate identity through the French colonial period and after Côte d'Ivoire's independence. An 1843–1844 treaty made Côte d'Ivoire a protectorate of France and in 1893, it became a French colony as part of the European scramble for Africa.
Côte d'Ivoire became independent on 7 August 1960. From 1960 to 1993, the country was led by Félix Houphouët-Boigny. It maintained close political and economic association with its West African neighbours, while at the same time maintaining close ties to the West, especially to France. Since the end of Houphouët-Boigny's rule, Côte d'Ivoire has experienced one coup d’état, in 1999, and a civil war, which broke out in 2002. A political agreement between the government and the rebels brought a return to peace. Côte d'Ivoire is a republic with a strong executive power invested in the President. Its de jure capital is Yamoussoukro and the biggest city is the port city of Abidjan. The country is divided into 19 regions and 81 departments. It is a member of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, African Union, La Francophonie, Latin Union, Economic Community of West African States and South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone.
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Jacobu
Jacobu is a small town and is the capital of Amansie Central, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Jacobu Secondary Technical School. The school is a second cycle institution.
Coordinates: 6°21′N 1°40′W / 6.35°N 1.667°W / 6.35; -1.667
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Jasikan
Jasikan is a town in the Jasikan District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the Jasikan District and lies 260 kilometres north-east of Accra, the capital of Ghana. Jasikan was the only urban area in the district around 1970. Since the 1984 populations census however, it has been one out of three urban centres.
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Jema
Jema is a small town and is the capital of Kintampo South, a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana.. The town is known for the Jema High School. The school is a second cycle institution.
Coordinates: 7°54′N 1°46′W / 7.9°N 1.767°W / 7.9; -1.767
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Jirapa
Jirapa is a small town and is the capital of Jirapa/Lambussie district, a district in the Upper West Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 10°32′N 2°24′W / 10.533°N 2.4°W / 10.533; -2.4
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Juaboso
Juaboso is a small town and is the capital of Juabeso district, a district in the Western Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 6°20′N 2°50′W / 6.333°N 2.833°W / 6.333; -2.833
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Juaso
Juaso is a small town and is the capital of Asante Akim South, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
The town is served by a station on the central line of Ghana Railway Corporation.
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Kadjebi
Kadjebi is the capital of the Kadjebi District in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is in the northern part of the Volta Region and not far from the Ghana - Togo international border.
. Giraut F., 1994, La petite ville, un milieu adapté aux paradoxes de l'Afrique de l'Ouest : étude sur le semis, et comparaison du système spatial et social de sept localités : Badou et Anié (Togo) ; Jasikan et Kadjebi (Ghana) ; Torodi, Tamaské et Keïta (Niger), PHD Thesis in geography, Paris I La Sorbonne. [1]
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Kenyasi
Kenyasi is a small town and is the capital of Asutifi district, a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 6°59′N 2°23′W / 6.983°N 2.383°W / 6.983; -2.383
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Keta
Keta is a city in Volta Region, Ghana. It is the capital of the Keta Municipal District. Keta was an important trading post between the 14th and late 20th century via a port and fort built by the Dutch in 1784. Parts of the city were devastated by sea erosion between the 1960s and 1980s. It is the sixty-third most populous in terms of population, with a population of 22,739.
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Kete Krachi
Kete Krachi is a city in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the Krachi West District. It is in the West of the region, and is adjacent to Lake Volta. Kete Krachi is connected by a ferry to the town of Kwadjokrom, and by road to Bimbila and Dumbai. The city is also known for the Kete Krachi Secondary Technology. The school is a second cycle institution. Kete Krachi is the seventy-fourth most populous in terms of population, with a population of 11,550.
Coordinates: 7°48′N 0°01′W / 7.8°N 0.017°W / 7.8; -0.017
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Koforidua
Koforidua, also popularly known as Kof-town, is a city in the West African republic of Ghana, about two hours by road from the capital city, Accra. It is the capital of the Eastern Region of Ghana and has a population of 127,334 (2012 census).
It serves as a commercial center for the region and New-Juaben Municipal District.
Koforidua was founded in 1875 by migrants from Ashanti. It was served by a station on the Ghana Railway network. Koforidua is one of the country’s oldest cocoa-producing centres. With the completion in 1923 of the Accra-Kumasi railway, it became an important road and rail junction. As cocoa production has moved westward to areas of virgin soil, Koforidua has become increasingly dependent upon its commercial and administrative functions. The town has only small-medium scale industries today.Industrial activities include the production of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, textiles, crafts, soap, carpentry and joinery, traditional medicine, pottery and ceramics.
Favourable weather conditions, as well as suitable soil types constitute a recipe for the production of food and cash crops. Agricultural crops include cassava, kola, maize, plantain, cocoyam, citrus, palm oil, kennel oil, tomatoes, onions, black pepper, mushrooms and spices. Koforidua is also noted today for its weekly Thursday bead market that draws bead buyers and sellers from all over the region.
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Kpandae
Kpandae is a town in the Northern Region of Ghana. It is the seventy-sixth most populous in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 11,239. At the Ghana census of 18 March 1984, the population was 5,030 inhabitants living in the town.
Coordinates: 8°28′12″N 0°1′12″W / 8.47°N 0.02°W / 8.47; -0.02
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Kpandu
Kpandu is a town in the mountainous Volta Region of Ghana. It is near the north eastern arm of Lake Volta and the Togo border. It is the fifty-fourth most populous in terms of population, with a population of 28,334 people. Kpandu is connected by road through Gbefi to Hohoe, Ho and Dumbai. The Kpando District is a district of Ghana in the Volta Region. It is one of the oldest administrative districts in the country dating back to the colonial era. Some of the towns located in the district include Vakpo, Wusuta, Kpandu Torkor, Dzigbe, Togorme, Sovie, Anfoega Adame, Anfoega Akukome, Gbefi-Hoeme, Fesi, Gbefi-Tornu, and Dzana. The Kpando District south of Kpando town is inhabited primarily by members of the Ewe Tribe, although a portion of the Kpando town center, known as "Zongo Town", is occupied by Muslim people from northern Ghana tribes. The word "Kpando" refers to the large bunches of green plants, with sword-like leaves, which originally occupied the site of Kpando town.
Ewe people in Kpando commonly refer to themselves as "Ewe Dome", meaning "Ewes who live separately". This refers to the cultural separation of Ewes in the Kpando town area from larger Ewe groups near Keta and Anexho, who historically maintained more centralized and hierarchical states with armies and hereditary kings. Ewe Dome more often accepted the teachings of Presbyterian and Catholic missionaries and did not form cohesive political entities above the village level.
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Kpassa
Kpassa is a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Kpassa Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution.
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Kpeve
Kpeve (New Town) is a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the South Dayi District. The District Assembly seats here.
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Kukuom
Kukuom is a small town and is the capital of Asunafo South district, a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Kukuom Agric Secondary Secondary. The school is a second cycle institution.
Coordinates: 6°42′N 2°27′W / 6.7°N 2.45°W / 6.7; -2.45
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Kumasi
Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie[2]) is a city in southern central Ghana's Ashanti region. It is located near Lake Bosomtwe, in the Rain Forest Region about 250 kilometres (160 mi) (by road) northwest of Accra. Kumasi is approximately 300 miles (480 km) north of the Equator and 100 miles (160 km) north of the Gulf of Guinea. It is popularly known as "The Garden City" or "heart beat" of Ghana because of its many beautiful species of flowers and plants.
There is evidence that the area around Kumasi has been kept cleared since the Neolithic age.[citation needed] The city rose to prominence in 1695 when it became capital of the Ashanti Confederacy due to the activities of its ruler Osei Tutu. The ruler of Kumasi, known as the Asantehene, also served as ruler of the Confederacy. With their 1701 victory over Denkyira the Asante confederacy became the primary state among the Twi speaking Akan peoples. After this victory, the Ashanti became allies of the Dutch, who were based in Elmina. After the cession of the Dutch Gold Coast to the Fante-allied British in 1872, parts of Kumasi, including the Royal Palace, were destroyed by British troops in the Third Anglo-Ashanti War of 1874.
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Kumawu
Kumawu is a small town and is the capital of Sekyere Afram Plains, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Tweneboa Kodua Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution.
Coordinates: 6°55′N 1°17′W / 6.917°N 1.283°W / 6.917; -1.283
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Kuntanase
Kuntanase is a small town and is the capital of Bosomtwe, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 6°32′0.89″N 1°28′26.03″W / 6.5335806°N 1.4738972°W / 6.5335806; -1.4738972
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Kwabeng
Kwabeng is a small town and is the capital of Atiwa district, a district in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 6°19′N 0°35′W / 6.317°N 0.583°W / 6.317; -0.583
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Kwame Danso
Kwame Danso is a small town and is the capital of Sene district, a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Kwame Danso Secondary Technical School. The school is a second cycle institution.
Coordinates: 7°44′N 0°41′W / 7.733°N 0.683°W / 7.733; -0.683
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Lambussie
Lambussie is a small town and is the capital of Lambussie Karni district, a district in the Upper West Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 10°50′N 2°42′W / 10.833°N 2.7°W / 10.833; -2.7
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Lashibi
Lashibi is a town in the Greater Accra Region of southeastern Ghana near the capital Accra. It is the twentieth largest city in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 78,539.
Coordinates: 5°41′4″N 0°2′17″W / 5.68444°N 0.03806°W / 5.68444; -0.03806
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Lawra
Lawra is a town in Upper West Region, north western Ghana. It is known for its musical instrument manufacture, and for the Kobine harvest festival with important dancing and musical events.
The town was an administrative centre for the British colonial authorities. The ruins of a large colonial mansion still, rather incongruously, remain. It is now the district capital of Lawra District, with a population of some 10,000, and serves as the centre for the local tribal and political administration. NGOs in the area, such as the Savannah Education Trust, also use the town as a base.
Coordinates: 10°39′N 2°52′W / 10.65°N 2.867°W / 10.65; -2.867
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Mampong
Mampong is a town in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, and serves as the administrative capital of Mampong Municipal District. It is the forty-first most populous in terms of population, with a population of 42,037. It is also the home of the Mampong Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine. The center conducts research in the use of plant medicine in the cure of various ailments.
There are several towns in Ghana with this name.
The centre for Plant Medicine is not in Mampong Ashanti but in Akwapim Mampong in the Eastern Region.
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Mamponteng
Mamponteng is a small town and is the capital of Kwabre, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 6°44′00″N 1°33′00″W / 6.7333333°N 1.55°W / 6.7333333; -1.55
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Mankranso
Mankranso is a small town and is the capital of Ahafo Ano South, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 6°49′N 1°52′W / 6.817°N 1.867°W / 6.817; -1.867
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Manso Nkwanta
Manso Nkwanta is a small town and is the capital of Amansie West, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 6°28′N 1°53′W / 6.467°N 1.883°W / 6.467; -1.883
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Mpraeso
Mpraeso is the capital of the Kwahu South District in the Eastern Region of Ghana, located at an altitude of 367 m on the Kwahu Plateau, which forms the south-west boundary of Lake Volta. Mpraeso is about three hours' drive north-west from Accra. The town is the seventy-seventh most populous in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 11,010 people.
In the 2008 presidential elections run-off, 18,068 people in the Mpraeso constituency voted for Nana Akufo-Addo while 8,632 voted for John Atta Mills, the winner of the national vote.
Mpraeso is famous for pottery, particularly for its grinding bowls: shallow dishes with strong, inverted rims and ridges on the interior used to grind vegetables such as tomato, pepper or okra using a small wooden pestle.
The discovery of Bauxite near Mpraeso, announced in 1924, led to the development of the Bauxite mining industry along the Volta River.
The town is the home of the Mpraeso Secondary School (MPASS).
The headwaters of the Pra River are near Mpraeso.
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Nadowli
Nadowli is a small town and is the capital of Nadowli district, a district in the Upper West Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 10°22′N 2°39′W / 10.367°N 2.65°W / 10.367; -2.65
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Navrongo
Navrongo is in Ghana, near its northern (Burkina Faso) border. It is the capital of Kassena-Nankana District – which is within the Upper East Region of Ghana. It is the fifty-sixth most populous in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 27,306 people.
Navrongo is an important market town, known for its cathedral and its grotto.
Navrongo is located at 10°53′5″N 1°5′25″W / 10.88472°N 1.09028°W / 10.88472; -1.09028. Its population in 2005 was estimated to be 25,470. The terrain is flat and the ecology is typical of the Sahel – arid grassland with occasional shrubbery.
The people of Navrongo are a mixture of Nankani speakers from Zecco in what is now Burkina Faso, and Kassena Kasem speakers from Tielebe (also in Bukina Faso). The Kassena arrived first in the area, whilst the Nankani arrived later after experiencing pressure from Mossi expansion. The two groups, though they differ linguistically, share many cultural traits.
The town was founded around 1740. During the 19th century, the town became an important staging post on the Sahel caravan route. The wealth associated with this route encouraged fighting for control between the different ethnic groups of the area. At the beginning of the 20th century the British established a base at Navrongo. The town was "civilised by force of arms", and inter-ethnic conflict declined.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands (i/ˈnɛðərləndz/; Dutch: Nederland [ˈneːdə(r)lɑnt] or [ˈneɪ̯də(r)lɑnt] (
listen); West Frisian: Nederlân; Papiamento: Hulanda) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with some islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders with Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. It is a parliamentary democracy organised as a unitary state. The country capital is Amsterdam and the seat of government is The Hague. The Netherlands in its entirety is often referred to as Holland, although North and South Holland are actually only two of its twelve provinces (a case of pars pro toto; see terminology of "the Netherlands").
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New Abirem
New Abirem is a small town and is the capital of Birim North district, a district in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 6°18′N 0°59′W / 6.3°N 0.983°W / 6.3; -0.983
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New Edubiase
New Edubiase is a small town and is the capital of Adansi South, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 6°04′N 1°24′W / 6.067°N 1.4°W / 6.067; -1.4
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Nkawie
Nkawie is a small town and is the capital of Atwima, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Nkawie is bounded by two other towns - Toase and Nkawie Panin. It is home to prosperous business men in Ghana. There is a government hospital, a fire service station, a secondary technical institution and other government institutions like the courts, education offices, health insurance office, etc. Nkawie is the home town of former Ghanaian president John Kufuor.
Coordinates: 6°40′N 1°49′W / 6.667°N 1.817°W / 6.667; -1.817
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Nkawkaw
Nkawkaw (meaning "the red, red") is a town and the capital of Kwahu West District in the Eastern Region of Ghana, with an estimated population in 2012 at 60,427 people. The town is inhabited by the Obomeng and Atibie ethnic groups.
Nkawnkaw is situated on the road and former railway between Accra and Kumasi, and lies about halfway between these cities. It is also connected by road to Koforidua and Konongo. Nkawkaw is one of the major towns of the Kwahu Mountains. Historically it is not considered as a Kwahu town because its not on top of the mountain range. It is also home to the Nkawkaw Park (stadium).
Nkawkaw has three hotels. Rojo Hotel is located on the road towards Koforidua and is the best in the town and has a wide range of dishes and a swimming pool. Topway Hotel is located on the same road as Rojo, though it is much closer to the center of town and the Ecowas Point motel is located on the Accra-Kumasi road, in the northern part of Nkawkaw. The rooms have air-conditioning, fans and a television in every room and a good restaurant.
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Nkonya Ahenkro
Nkonya Ahenkro is a town in the Biakoye District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It is the capital town of the new district created in 2008 by the Kufuor government. To the east is Kpeme, one of the towns in the Gbi Traditional Area. Its southern neighbour is Dafor.
The administrative head for the District Chief Executive based at the Biakoye District Assembly based at Nkonya Ahenkro.
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Nkoranza
Nkoranza (or Nkoransa) is a small town located in the mid-north of Ghana and is the capital of Nkoranza district, a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana.
A leading Brong town, the town led the 1892-93 Brong rebellion against the Ashanti.
Nkoranza is the location of a proposed railway station.
Coordinates: 07°34′00″N 01°42′00″W / 7.5666667°N 1.7°W / 7.5666667; -1.7
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Nkwanta
Nkwanta is a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Nkwanta Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution.
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Nsaba
Nsaba is a small town and is the capital of Agona East district, a district in the Central Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Nsaba Presbyterian Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution.
Coordinates: 5°39′N 0°45′W / 5.65°N 0.75°W / 5.65; -0.75
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Nsawam
Nsawam is a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana approximately 40 km northwest from the capital, Accra. It is controlled by, and is the capital of Akwapim South Municipal Assembly, and the town is the fortieth most populous in Ghana terms of population, with a population of 43,371 people. It is also known as the 'Bread Capital of the World' because the main occupation of the women is to bake bread and sell the bread the whole day to travellers who travel through Nsawam on the main road from Accra to Kumasi, and to other destinations. BOPA College of Arts and Sciences is also situated in Nsawam. It is a private vocational school for young women. They learn sewing, catering and designing of clothing. There is also a Business Complex School dedicated to the grooming of Secretaries and entry-level business students. This school, Millennium Kings Academy, located on the Court Street, Nsawam, was established almost 30 years ago.
There are two other places in Ghana with the same name.
The residents include people of all Ghanaian ethnic groups, but those of Akan and Ga background are especially prominent.
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Nsawkaw
Nsawkaw is a small town and is the capital of Tain district, a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 7°52′N 2°19′W / 7.867°N 2.317°W / 7.867; -2.317
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Nsuaem Kyekyewere
Nsuaem Kyekyewere is a small town and is the capital of Assin South district, a district in the Central Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 5°30′N 1°2′W / 5.5°N 1.033°W / 5.5; -1.033
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Nsuta
Nsuta is a small town and is the capital of Sekyere Central, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Nsuta is one of a number of towns in Ghana with this name. This is the one in central Ghana. Elevation = 415m.
This Nsuta is served by a station on the national railway network.
Coordinates: 7°1′0″N 1°23′0″W / 7.016667°N 1.383333°W / 7.016667; -1.383333
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Nungua
Nungua is a town in the Greater Accra Region of southeastern Ghana near the coast. The town is the eighteenth most populous in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 84,119 people.
Nungua is served by a station on the eastern network of the national railway system. A bridge which was out of service for some time, was repaired in 2009. Other means of Transportation are taxi, 'tro tro' (mini buses), Metro Transit Buses, or canoes.
The main Accra-Nungua beach road which used to be called the Accra - Ada road goes through Nungua from Teshie to Sakumono. Currently, a new road network is being constructed from the Kpeshie Lagoon estuary near the La Palm Beach Hotel through the Northern parts of the Military Academy to Teshie Tsuibleoo to Nungua via the Nungua Estates (formerly 'Builders' Brigade'). One common road runs through La (Kodjo Sardine) to the 37 road near the Trade Fair, and in front of the Zenith University to the Military Academy or straight to join the Accra-Tema beach road in front of the La Palm Hotel. Again, one could use the road under construction immediately after the Teshie Police Station to Tsui Bleoo in the north to Nungua.
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Nyinahin
Nyinahin is a small town and is the capital of Atwima Mponua, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
It is proposed to have a railway station under the ECOWAS rail scheme.
Coordinates: 06°36′00″N 02°07′00″W / 6.6°N 2.1166667°W / 6.6; -2.1166667
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Obuasi
Obuasi is a city in southern Ghana and is the capital of Obuasi Municipal, a district, lying south of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It has a population of 175,043 people (2012 census). On the railway line from Kumasi to Sekondi, it is known for its Obuasi Gold Mine, now one of the ten largest in the world, gold having been mined on the site since at least the seventeenth century.
Tourists can visit the city's mine by arranging with the Public Relations Directorate of AGA. Operated by the Anglo Gold Ashanti (AGA), formerly the Ashanti Gold Company, it was the company's largest mine until the company's merger with the South African company AngloGold.
Obuasi is also noted for the great health care facilities such as AGA Hospital owned by Anglo Gold, and also a private health facility, St. Jude Hospital, owned by Dr. George Owusu-Asiedu. The facility is noted for many successful surgeries and numerous successful births at the maternity division of the hospital run by the former president of the Ghana Midwives Association, Mrs. Priscilla Owusu-Asiedu. Obuasi also has an airstrip, at a nearby village.
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Odumase Krobo
Odumase Krobo is a small town and is the capital of Manya Krobo district, a district in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
The Basel Mission ran a school here by 1857. The town became Manya Krobo's capital when Emmanuel Mate Kole, who had been born there, was elected paramount chief in 1892.
The town, famous for its glass beadmaking, hosted the First Ghana International Beads Festival in August 2009. In October 2009 a dispute over chieftancy of the town led to exchanges of gunfire.
At the end of September the town hosts the seven-day Nmayem festival.
Recycled glass beads from Odumase Krobo - Illustrated page on the art of beadmaking
Coordinates: 6°32′N 0°49′W / 6.533°N 0.817°W / 6.533; -0.817
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Ofoase
Ofoase is a small town and is the capital of Akyemansa district, a district in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Ofoase Secondary Technical School. The school is a second cycle institution.
Coordinates: 6°10′N 1°9′W / 6.167°N 1.15°W / 6.167; -1.15
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Paga
Paga is a town in northern Ghana, lying where the nation's main north-south road reaches the Burkina Faso border, north of Bolgatanga. There are plans to extend the Kumasi-Takoradi railway to Paga.
Paga is known for its sacred crocodile ponds where most visitors are surprised that they can touch a live crocodile. Paga is about three kilometers from Paga-Nania Slave Camp, which was a transit camp used for the trading by Hausa, Mossi and Zabarma traders. It is in the Upper East Region of the country and has a population of over 2000 people. Most of the inhabitants are farmers.
According to legend, Paga was founded c.1400 by a young man called Naveh, who was saved by a crocodile while on a hunting expedition[citation needed]. He then left his village and settled in the place which is now Paga.
The local people are called Kasena, and speak Kasem, which is a Gur branch of the Niger–Congo language family. There is an oral tradition that the founder of the town, Navee, when searching for a desirable place to settle, exclaimed 'Ayipaga' which means 'My eye is fixed on this land'. The place came to be called by that name, which in due course was shortened to 'Paga'.
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Saboba
Saboba is a small town and is the capital of Saboba Chereponi, a district in the Northern Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 9°43′3″N 0°19′20″W / 9.7175°N 0.32222°W / 9.7175; -0.32222
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Salaga
Salaga is a town in Ghana's Northern Region and the capital of its East Gonja District. The town is the fifty-ninth most populous in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 25,472 people.
In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Salaga served as a key market town of the Ashanti kingdom, particularly for the busy regional slave trade and kola trade controlling Salaga gave the Ashanti a monopoly over trade to the North and trade to the South Situated in the southernmost reaches of the Sahel, Salaga was referred to as "the Timbuktu of the south" for its cosmopolitan population and varied trade. Like many market towns of the time, Salaga's ethnic groups, the Dagomba, Gonja, Zabarma, Hausa, Wangara (Dyula) and Nanumba, divided into separate wards. Estimates of its population in these years range from 20,000 to 50,000, with the Hausa language serving as a lingua franca. Muslims formed the most dominant religious group, though many residents retained animist beliefs as well.
Visitors to Salaga today can still see the pond known as Wonkan bawa (Hausa for "the bathing place of a slave"), where slaves would be washed before selling to make them look as attractive as possible, and a young baobab tree on the site of the old slave market. Many of the Slaves were local Northern Ghana tribes and many were brought from central Africa
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Saltpond
Saltpond is the capital of the Mfantseman Municipal District in the Central Region of Ghana. The town is the sixtieth most populous in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 24,132 people.
Saltpond is noted for offshore oil resources. Saltpond Offshore Producing Company Limited, a joint venture between Lushann International Energy of Houston and Eternit Universal Limited of Nigeria operate the Saltpond Oil Field.
It is the birth place of Professor Kwesi Dickson, who was a notable Ghanaian academic, theologian, author and a former President of the Methodist Church Ghana. Sir Kobina Arku Korsah, first Chief Justice of Ghana, was also born here.
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Sandema
Sandema is a town in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Sandema Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution. Sandema is the capital town of the Builsa District. It is the birth place of a great son of Ghana - Chief Ayieta Azantilow. The late Paramount Chief, Nab Ayieta Azantilow (surname Ayieta) ruled for 75 years from 1931 to 2006. He was 106 years at the time of his death (born in AD 1900). He was part of the delegation that represented the British Protectorate (Northern territories) and Gold Coast at the coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II 60 years ago. He is by far the most famous and longest serving traditional ruler of Northern Ghana. He is yet to be succeeded.
Coordinates: 10°44′N 1°17′W / 10.733°N 1.283°W / 10.733; -1.283
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Savelugu
Savelugu is a town in the Northern region of Ghana and it is the capital of Savelugu-Nanton district. The town is known for the Savelugu Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution. The town is the forty-fifth most populous in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 38,074 people. At the Ghana census of 26 March 2000 there were 24,937 inhabitants living in the town. Projections of 1 January 2007 estimated the population to be 30,529 inhabitants. In the 1984 Ghana census 16,965 inhabitants were listed, and in the year 1970 the population was 9,895 inhabitants.
Coordinates: 9°37′N 0°50′W / 9.617°N 0.833°W / 9.617; -0.833
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Sawla
Sawla (also known as Felege Neway) is a town in southern Ethiopia. Located in the Gamo Gofa Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 6°18′N 36°53′E / 6.3°N 36.883°E / 6.3; 36.883 with an altitude of 1395 meters above sea level. It is the larger of two towns in Gofa Zuria woreda.
Postal service in this town is provided by a main branch; electricity and telephone service are also available.
Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of the primary and secondary school in Sawla in 1968. A study to build a road to connect Sawla with Ameya in Ela woreda was conducted in 1996.
On 1 July 2008, the Ethiopian House of Peoples' Representatives voted to ratify a US$ 9 million loan agreement signed with the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa for the implementation of a rural electrification project linking Sawla and Key Afer in Hamer Bena woreda. The total cost of this project would total US$ 43.89 million, of which the OPEC Fund for International Development has promised US$ 20 million, while the Ethiopian government will provide US$ 14 million.
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Sefwi Akontombra
The Sefwi Akontombra District is a district of Ghana in the Western Region of Ghana. The district is among the new districts and municipalities created in 2008 by the then President, John Kufuor. It was inaugurated on 29 February 2008.
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Sogakope
Sogakope (also Sogakofe or Sogakɔƒe in Ewe) is the capital of the South Tongu District of Ghana. The international highway from Togo through Ghana to Cote d'Ivoire passes through Sogakope. Very important on this route is the Sogakope bridge in this town across the lower Volta River.
Coordinates: 6°00′N 0°36′E / 6°N 0.6°E / 6; 0.6
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Somanya
Somanya is a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana, and the capital of its Yilo Krobo District. The town is the sixty-sixth most populous in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 20,264 people.
Coordinates: 6°6′36.00″N 0°6′36.00″W / 6.11°N 0.11°W / 6.11; -0.11
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Sunyani
Sunyani is a city in the West African republic of Ghana, and is the capital of both the Sunyani District and Brong-Ahafo Region.
According to the 2012 population estimates, 87,642 people reside in the city of Sunyani, with a growth rate, in the city, of 3.4% per annum.
Surrounded by the forested Southern Ashanti Uplands, the city of Sunyani arose as an outpost camp for elephant hunters during the 19th century. The name Sunyani derives from the Akan word for elephant 'Osono.' In 1924, The British colonial government designated Sunyani as a district headquarters. Following the construction of a road connecting Sunyani and the city of Kumasi, Sunyani became an important hub for the distribution of cocoa, kola nuts, and staple foods such as maize and yams.
Today Sunyani is home to both the regional government and high court, the region's post-secondary institutions are also based in the city; including two polytechnic schools, the College of Renewable National Resources and the Catholic University. Several of the country's best primary and secondary and technical schools can be found within Sunyani and its suburbs, including: St. Mary's; Holy Spirit; Wesley's; Divine; Ridge Primary; Twene Amanfo Secondary Technical School (TASTECH); and Don Bosco Vocational Technical Institute. Attracting students from throughout the region and beyond, is the highly ranked Sunyani Senior High School (Susec) and St. James seminary which has been rated among, the best five Senior High Schools in Ghana.
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Tarkwa
Tarkwa is a town in the southwest of Ghana, located about 120 miles west of Accra. The town is the forty-ninth most populous in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 34,743 people. It is a noted centre of gold and manganese mining. Tarkwa Mine, which is a large open-cast gold mine, is situated to the northwest of the town, and Nsuta manganese mine is situated to the east of the town. Tarkwa Mine mines several low-grade conglomeratic "reefs" of Tarkwaian type. These reefs are of mid-Proterozoic age. Tarkwa Mine currently (2007) has the distinction of being the largest gold mine in Ghana. Approximately 24 tons of gold is produced annually, and 100 million tons of earth is moved to achieve this production rate. The Tarkwa Goldfield was discovered a few years before the Witwatersrand Goldfield in South Africa.
The Iduapriem Gold Mine is also located near Tarkwa, 10 km south of the town.
Tarkwa is a junction station on the Ghanaian Railways.
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Techiman
Techiman is a city with the leading market town in Ghana and is, together with Sunyani, one of the two chief cities of the Brong-Ahafo Region. This city of nearly 100,000 is located at a historical crossroads of trade routes and the Tano River, and serves as capital of the Techiman Municipal district.
Techiman is the legendary birthplace of all of the Akan peoples. The Fante people, according to their oral tradition, migrated from Techiman to found the coastal Mankessim Kingdom in 1252.
After Bono Manso, capital of the Bono state, was taken by the Ashanti Empire in 1723, refugees settled in Techiman and founded the Bono-Techiman state in 1740 under Ashanti sovereignty.
Techiman is connected by road to Sunyani and its airport. The city is not yet serviced by the Ghana Railway Corporation, but it has been proposed that a line be extended there. The Tano River is a navigable river.
A study of traffic in the city in March 2007 found a breakdown of 34% for taxis, 31% for pedestrians, 10% for buses and vans, 7% for bicycles, 6% for motorbikes, 5% for cars and 7% for "other" modes of transportation. Of bicyclists, a focus of the study, 49% traveled for work, 18% for school, 14% for recreation and 6% for touring.
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Tema
Tema is a city on the Atlantic coast of Ghana, lying 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of the Ghanaian capital city, Accra, in the region of Greater Accra. As of 2012, Tema has a population of approximately 160,939, a marked decrease from its 2005 figure of 209,000. The Greenwich Meridian (00 Longitude) passes directly through the city. Tema is locally nicknamed the "Harbour City" because of its status as Ghana's largest seaport.
A planned city commissioned by Ghana's first president, Kwame Nkrumah, Tema was originally a small fishing village, and grew after the construction of a large harbour in 1961. It is now a major trading center, home to an oil refinery and many manufacturing centres, and is linked to Accra by railway and a highway. Tema is one of Ghana's two deep seaports, the other being Sekondi-Takoradi.
Before Ghana's independence, the government identified a small fishing village called Torman as the projected site for a modern sea port to serve the new Ghana. Torman residents grew the gourd plant known as Tor in the local Ga language, from which a variety of products could be obtained, including tsene (calabash), akpaki and akoji; hence the name Torman ("Gourd Town"). This name was eventually corrupted to "Tema".
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Teshie
Teshie is a city in Ghana in the Greater Accra Region. Teshie or Teshie-Nungua is a coastal town in eastern Ghana. Teshie-Nungua is the district capital of the Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, and is growing as a suburb of the capital Accra.Fort Augustaborg, built by the Danes in 1787, is located in Teshie and was occupied by the British from 1850 to 1957. The national Officer Cadet Training School and Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) are also located here. It is believed that Teshie is 300 years in 2011.
The Teshie people are well known for their straight forward attitude and are hospitable to all races and backgrounds. The language of Teshie is Ga. The city is rich in diversity as a result of the country's current democracy and development program. Every August the city celebrates the Homowo festival.
The people of Teshie are proud people and pride themselves that they are always stronger than their next neighbours; Nungua (on the East) and better than, La, (on the West); which still does not have a visible reference on the internet. Teshie people would do everything possible to hold to these past dominances. Sometimes to the town's on detriment. Teshie stretches from the Kpeshie Lagoon to Teshie-Nungua Estates (first junction) from East to West on the Teshie Road. Teshie town has grown enormously to become a one of the biggest town in Ghana.
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Twifo Praso
Twifu Praso is a small town in south central Ghana, and is the capital of Twifo/Heman/Lower Denkyira district, a district in the Central Region of Ghana.
It is served by a station on the central cross-country line of the national railway system.
Coordinates: 5°37′N 1°33′W / 5.617°N 1.55°W / 5.617; -1.55
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea.
The United Kingdom is a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system, with its seat of government in the capital city of London. It is a country in its own right and consists of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. There are three devolved administrations, each with varying powers, based in Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff, the capitals of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Associated with the UK, but not constitutionally part of it, are three Crown Dependencies. The United Kingdom has fourteen overseas territories. These are remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in 1922, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface and was the largest empire in history. British influence can still be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former territories.
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Upper East Region
The Upper East Region is the smallest of 10 administrative regions in Ghana, occupying a total land surface of 8,842 square kilometers or 2.7 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, it is the ninth most populated region with a population of 920,089 in 2000, accounting for 4.9 per cent of Ghana’s total population. The regional capital is Bolgatanga, sometimes referred to as Bolga. Other major cities are Bawku and Navrongo.
The Upper East region is located in the north-eastern corner of Ghana and bordered by Burkina Faso to the north and Togo to the east. It lies between longitude 00 and 10 West, and latitudes 100 30”N and 110N. The region shares boundaries with Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, Upper West Region to the west, and the Northern Region to the south. The region is divided into 9 districts, each headed by a district chief executive.
The region plays host to many festivals throughout the year, most of which are either to bring a good planting season or celebrate the harvest.
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Upper West Region
The Upper West Region of Ghana is located in the northwestern corner of the country and is bordered by Burkina Faso to the north. The capital and largest city is Wa. Other towns include Nandom, Daffiema, Jirapa, Kaleo, Nadowli, Lawra and Tumu. Wa is the largest predominantly Islamic city in Ghana. It is in this region, to the south of Wa, tourists can find the Wechiau Hippopotamus Sanctuary.
The major economic activity of the region is agriculture. Crops grown include corn, millet, groundnuts, okro, shea butter, and rice. Sheep, goats, chickens, pigs and guinea fowl are raised for meat and eggs. Because the region is poor and the dry season is long, extending roughly from October to May, many people leave the area to work in the southern part of Ghana for at least part of the year. The major ethnic groups are the Dagaba, Sisaala and Wala. The Dagaba live in the western part of the region, the Sisaala live in the eastern areas, and the Wala live in Wa and a few of the nearby villages. The Sisaala and Dagaba are mostly Christian and animist, while most Wala are Muslim; Wa is the largest predominantly Islamic city in Ghana. Waali, the language of the Wala, and the Dagaare language are mutually intelligible. It is in this region to the south of Wa, toursist can find the Wechiau Hippopotamus Sanctuary.
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Volta Region
Volta Region is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions. It is to the east of Lake Volta. Its capital is Ho.
The region has 18 districts consisting of 3 municipal and 15 ordinary districts:
The region was formed by the union of the former British Togoland which was part of the German protectorate of Togoland and the south eastern part of the Gold Coast, east of the Volta river. It was administered as part of the Gold Coast by the British as Trans Volta Togoland. Before Ghana's independence, a plebiscite held on 9 May 1956 saw the territory decide to join Ghana at independence.
The ethnic groups in the region are the native Akan people with over 19 sub-groups, the Ga-Dangme people, and the Dagomba people. The Guan people are also found in this region. Also non-Ghanaian ethnic groups present in this region are the Ewe people from Togo who consist of several sub groups, the Gurma people from Burkina Faso in the north, the Mole from Burkina Faso, Grusi people from Burkina Faso and the Mande speaking Busanga from Burkina Faso.
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Walewale
Walewale is a town in Northern Ghana. It lies on the main road from Bolgatanga to Tamale, at the junction of the dirt road to Nakpanduri.
Walewale's mosque, built in 1961 on the site of an earlier mud-and-stick mosque, is notable for its Moorish tower.The local language is Mampruli.
Coordinates: 10°21′N 0°48′W / 10.35°N 0.8°W / 10.35; -0.8
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Wamfie
Wamfie is a small town and is the capital of Dormaa East district, a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Mansen Commercial Day Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution.
Coordinates: 7°18′N 2°42′W / 7.3°N 2.7°W / 7.3; -2.7
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Wechiau
Wechiau is a small town and is the capital of Wa West district, a district in the Upper West Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 9°50′N 2°41′W / 9.833°N 2.683°W / 9.833; -2.683
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Weija
Weija is a small town and is the capital of Ga South Municipal district, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 5°34′N 0°20′W / 5.567°N 0.333°W / 5.567; -0.333
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Wenchi
Wenchi is a town in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana located at 7.73333 [latitude in decimal degrees], -2.1 [longitude in decimal degrees] at an elevation/altitude of meters. The average elevation of Wenchi, Ghana is 304 meters. The town is approximately 30 km north of Techiman on the Wa road and about 50 km east of the Cote d'Ivoire border. The population is fairly evenly divided between Christians and Muslims. Wenchi serves as capital of the Wenchi Municipal District. The town is the forty-fourth most populous in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 38,375 people.
Wenchi is the home of Dr. Busia, former prime minister of Ghana, who is buried here.
Wenchi is connected by road to Techiman, Wa, Sunyani and its airport. The town is not serviced by the Ghana Railway Corporation, but it has been proposed that a line be extended there.
The Christian and Muslim ratio is about 4:1., however the muslim presence is more pronounce in the core corridors of the central business center. The population of the Muslim community is relatively less and non existence in the smaller towns and the villages which makes up the municipal.
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Winneba
Winneba, traditionally known as Simpa, also (informally) known as the Land of the Gharteys because its royals and many of its inhabitants bear this name, is an historic fishing town in Ghana, lying on the south coast, 35 miles (56 km) west of Accra and 90 miles (140 km) east of Cape Coast. The town is the thirty-fourth most populous in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 58,750 people. Its inhabitants are known as Simpafo or Effutufo. It is the capital of the Awutu/Effutu/Senya District in Central Region.
The main industries of Winneba are fishing and pottery. It is known for the Aboakyer deer-hunting festival of the Effutu people and its New Year fancy dress carnival/mascarading festival. The town has a rich musical tradition and currently boasts of several renowned musical groups in the country, including the Winneba Youth Choir, the Osimpam Ompeh group[citation needed]. The University of Education, Winneba is one of the educational institutions in Ghana[citation needed]. Until 1966 it was the Kwame Nkrumah Institute of Ideology.
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Wulensi
Wulensi is the capital of the Nanumba South District in the Northern Region of Ghana. It houses the Nanumba South District Assembly, as well as the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) District Office.
Coordinates: 8°39′N 0°01′E / 8.65°N 0.017°E / 8.65; 0.017 the paramount chief of Nanumba South District capital is Naa Alhaji Salifu Wumbei Nanumbers in the area
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Yeji
Yeji is a small town and is the capital of Pru district, a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It is in the north-east of the region, and is adjacent to Lake Volta. Yeji is connected by a ferry to the town of Salaga, and by highway to Ejura and Kwadjokrom.
Coordinates: 8°13′N 0°39′W / 8.217°N 0.65°W / 8.217; -0.65
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Yendi
Yendi is a town in the northeastern quadrant of Ghana in the Dagbon territory. As of 2012, the town is the thirty-sixth most populous in terms of population, with a population of 52,008 people. Yendi is the traditional capital of the Dagbon Kingdom with the Ya Na as the Overlord. The people of Dagbon are called Dagombas or Dagbamba. The Dagombas are unique to Ghana.
Recently, Yendi has been primarily known for the conflict that has taken place there over the succession of the King of the Dagomba between the clans of the Abudu and the Andani. These two clans were involved in a violent conflict in Yendi in March 2002. This episode took the lives of at least 40 people in the town and culminated in the gruesome killing of a long-serving king, Ya Na Yakubu Andani. After this incident, the government at Accra imposed a curfew on Yendi and the biggest neighboring city, Tamale. The curfew has since been lifted and life has returned to normal.
In 2004, proposals surfaced to link iron ore mines in the vicinity of Yendi by rail to the seaports of Ghana at Tema and Takoradi. In 2010, nothing had yet come of this.
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Zabzugu
Zabzugu is a small town and is the capital of Zabzugu-Tatale district, a district in the Northern Region of Ghana.
Coordinates: 9°17′N 0°22′E / 9.283°N 0.367°E / 9.283; 0.367
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Zebilla
Zebilla is a town in Ghana. It is the district capital of the Bawku West district.
Binaba - 15 km south of Zebilla
Coordinates: 10°55′N 0°31′W / 10.917°N 0.517°W / 10.917; -0.517
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Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan (
/ˈkoʊfi ˈænən/; born 8 April 1938) is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006. Annan and the United Nations were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize for his founding of the Global AIDS and Health Fund to support developing countries in their struggle to care for their people.
Since February 2012, Annan has been the UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, to help find a resolution to ongoing conflict there.
Kofi Annan was born in Kumasi, Ghana. His twin sister Efua Atta, who died in 1991, shares the middle name Atta, which in Fante and Akan means 'twin'. Annan and his sister were born into one of the country's aristocratic families; both their grandfathers and their uncle were tribal chiefs.
In the Akan names tradition, some children are named according to the day of the week on which they were born, and/or in relation to how many children precede them. Kofi in Akan is the name that corresponds with Friday.
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Kofi Kingston
Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah (born August 14, 1981), is a Ghanaian American professional wrestler signed to WWE and appearing on its Raw brand under the ring name, Kofi Kingston. He and R-Truth are the current WWE Tag Team Champions. Since debuting with WWE, he has won the Intercontinental Championship three times, the United States Championship twice, the World Tag Team Championship once with CM Punk and the WWE Tag Team Championship twice, once with Evan Bourne and once with R-Truth.
He made his official wrestling debut in 2006, when he faced Tony Omega at Chaotic Wrestling on February 24th. He faced Evan Siks on June 4 for the PWF Mayhem Heavyweight Championship. He competed primarily in the New England area, including stints in National Wrestling Alliance – New England, Millennium Wrestling Federation, New England Championship Wrestling, the Eastern Wrestling Alliance, and Chaotic Wrestling.
In September 2006, he signed a developmental contract with WWE and was assigned to Deep South Wrestling (DSW), a Georgia based developmental federation. He debuted in the new company, as Kofi Nahaje Kingston, in a dark match loss to Montel Vontavious Porter on September 21. For the rest of 2006 and the beginning of 2007, he appeared in DSW, as well as its Kentucky based sister promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling, where he was in a tag team dubbed the "Commonwealth Connection" with Harry Smith. In 2007, under the ring name "Kofi Nahaje Kingson", he had his first exposure to the main WWE roster, when he worked dark matches on March 5 and 26 before episodes of Raw against Charlie Haas and Trevor Murdoch, respectively. When he returned to the developmental federations, he shortened his original ring name to "Kofi Kingston" and continued to use both ring names throughout his duration there. He also worked live events, defeating Shelton Benjamin on May 5, and Val Venis on May 6.
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Okomfo Anokye
Okomfo Anokye (active late 17th century) was an Ashanti priest, statesman and lawgiver. He occupies a Merlin-like position in Ashanti history. A co-founder of the Empire of Ashanti in West Africa, he helped establish its constitution, laws, and customs.
Okomfo Anokye (active late 17th century) was an Nzema priest, statesman and lawgiver.
Early life
Okomfo Anokye was born in Benyin,in West Nzema-Ghana West AFrica, now called Jomoro, in the late 1600s. His father was from Benyin and his mother was from Anosuazo, Eastern Nzema. His father was called Kwodwo Ackah. Anokye was named after his paternal Uncle Egya-Ano. The Nzema called him Ano kyi which means Ano Junior.The Ashanti and Denkyira, who were unable to pronounce his name, called him Anokye. He lived in Anosuazo near Atuabo East Nzema, where he began his priesthood. Anosuazo later became known as Anokyi because of the priests frequent visitors. Okomfo Anokye later helped King Amakyi, Kaku Ackah's Uncle, to defeat the first Europeans who came to the coast of Nzemaland.
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slave kingdoms part 1 Elmina Kumasi.mpg
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- Duration: 22:28
- Updated: 20 Jun 2012
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Kumasi Ghana (The garden City)
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- Duration: 8:35
- Updated: 27 Dec 2012
This is a small clip from my holiday in Ghana 2007.
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This is a small clip from my holiday in Ghana 2007.
- published: 02 May 2008
- views: 72133
- author: KAugustino17
Market Day in Kumasi
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- Duration: 4:04
- Updated: 04 Dec 2012
A tour around Kumasi, Ghana with Sebe the taxi driver.
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A tour around Kumasi, Ghana with Sebe the taxi driver.
- published: 06 Oct 2009
- views: 3143
- author: ghanavideos10
NDP NATIONAL CONGRESS LIVE FROM KUMASI - Live on Myjoyonline
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- Duration: 183:59
- Updated: 18 Dec 2012
Delegates of the National Democratic Party (NDP) are in Kumasi for their congress to elect a presidential candidate for the December elections, with the special guest being Jerry John Rawlings.
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Delegates of the National Democratic Party (NDP) are in Kumasi for their congress to elect a presidential candidate for the December elections, with the special guest being Jerry John Rawlings.
- published: 13 Oct 2012
- views: 27731
- author: myjoyonlinetube
Kumasi - AMAZING GRACE music video (RLF)
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- Duration: 4:24
- Updated: 15 Dec 2012
Directed by Kamal Robinson DP Raul Hernandez myspace.com/roguelionfilms roguelionfilms@gmail.com Kumasi - AMAZING GRACE music video (Performance) myspace.com/kumasi
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Directed by Kamal Robinson DP Raul Hernandez myspace.com/roguelionfilms roguelionfilms@gmail.com Kumasi - AMAZING GRACE music video (Performance) myspace.com/kumasi
- published: 01 Apr 2008
- views: 168578
- author: RogueLionFilms
Glimpses of Kumasi, Ghana.
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- Duration: 1:25
- Updated: 27 Dec 2012
A quick glimpse of everyday people on streets of the Garden city of Ghana including a short trip by VIP Transport from Accra to Kumasi. Photography Ob Abenser & Guud Kelly
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A quick glimpse of everyday people on streets of the Garden city of Ghana including a short trip by VIP Transport from Accra to Kumasi. Photography Ob Abenser & Guud Kelly
- published: 18 Nov 2011
- views: 20680
- author: FashionistaGH
#13 Kumasi, Ghana - Edgar Davids Street Soccer Tour 2010
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- Duration: 4:47
- Updated: 28 Dec 2012
Edgar and the Street Legends head to Kumasi, reportedly the home of the best street soccer players in Ghana. Who will emerge victorious from this battle. Edgar Davids takes his team of Street Legends on a tour of Europe and Africa to battle against the best local teams. Who will be the undisputed rulers of the streets?
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Edgar and the Street Legends head to Kumasi, reportedly the home of the best street soccer players in Ghana. Who will emerge victorious from this battle. Edgar Davids takes his team of Street Legends on a tour of Europe and Africa to battle against the best local teams. Who will be the undisputed rulers of the streets?
- published: 08 Jun 2010
- views: 99073
- author: streetsoccertour
Kumasi - Muslim Rapper
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- Duration: 5:39
- Updated: 28 Nov 2012
Kumasi is a Muslim Rapper/Soul/R&B; artist from Compton, California. Check out this short doco, very interesting...www.livesoulmusic.com
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Kumasi is a Muslim Rapper/Soul/R&B; artist from Compton, California. Check out this short doco, very interesting...www.livesoulmusic.com
- published: 07 Jun 2006
- views: 46104
- author: lugzlebo
NPP NANA ADDO FALLS At Kumasi (Latest Ghana Elections Results 2012)
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- Duration: 1:09
- Updated: 27 Dec 2012
Ghana Elections 2012...........John Mahama VS Nana Akuffo Addo..........NDC WINS ONETOUCH
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Ghana Elections 2012...........John Mahama VS Nana Akuffo Addo..........NDC WINS ONETOUCH
- published: 08 Dec 2012
- views: 51720
- author: AfricanLegacy247
A historical match btn Kumasi Asante Kotoko n Accra Hearts Of Oak
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- Duration: 22:06
- Updated: 18 Nov 2012
this video contains the last two goals n was taken by a phone ....the match ended 2-1 in favor of kotoko
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this video contains the last two goals n was taken by a phone ....the match ended 2-1 in favor of kotoko
- published: 24 Apr 2012
- views: 8308
- author: archipalagoable
Streets of Kumasi
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- Duration: 1:00
- Updated: 26 May 2012
One minute clip of a typical day in Kumasi, the second largest city in Ghana. Over one million people live there. Notice how much stuff Ghanaians can carry on their heads, it's just amazing.
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One minute clip of a typical day in Kumasi, the second largest city in Ghana. Over one million people live there. Notice how much stuff Ghanaians can carry on their heads, it's just amazing.
- published: 23 Oct 2006
- views: 19478
- author: YaaAmoakoa
A tour of Bantama, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Duration: 4:41
- Updated: 29 Dec 2012
Kwame Gyimfi, aka George Bro, takes us on a tour of the Bantama area of Kumasi in Ghana. He also talks about his family and his work with the charity Grace Ghana which cares for orphaned children and elderly people in rural villages in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
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Kwame Gyimfi, aka George Bro, takes us on a tour of the Bantama area of Kumasi in Ghana. He also talks about his family and his work with the charity Grace Ghana which cares for orphaned children and elderly people in rural villages in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
- published: 17 May 2012
- views: 1117
- author: ghanavideos10
NDC CAMPAIGN LAUNCH AT JUBILEE PARK - Kumasi
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- Duration: 93:10
- Updated: 08 Dec 2012
NDC CAMPAIGN 2012 LAUNCH AT JUBILEE PARK - Kumasi
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NDC CAMPAIGN 2012 LAUNCH AT JUBILEE PARK - Kumasi
- published: 30 Aug 2012
- views: 11826
- author: myjoyonlinetube
KUMASI FIE
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- Duration: 73:25
- Updated: 23 Dec 2012
The Problems that people go through living on a compound house. They steal, they gossip, they lie...and they sometimes manipulate each other!
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The Problems that people go through living on a compound house. They steal, they gossip, they lie...and they sometimes manipulate each other!
- published: 09 Dec 2012
- views: 1723
- author: kingrich2412
Kumasi - CELEBRATE YOU ft. Raheem Devaughn & Hope (RLF)
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- Duration: 4:20
- Updated: 27 Dec 2012
Directed by Kamal Robinson DP: Raul Hernandez Kumasi - CELEBRATE YOU ft.Raheem Devaugh & Hope roguelionfilms@gmail.com ROGUELIONFILMS.com
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Directed by Kamal Robinson DP: Raul Hernandez Kumasi - CELEBRATE YOU ft.Raheem Devaugh & Hope roguelionfilms@gmail.com ROGUELIONFILMS.com
- published: 08 Sep 2008
- views: 5495
- author: RogueLionFilms
AZONTO KID.....FROM KUMASI
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- Duration: 4:05
- Updated: 30 Nov 2012
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Ghana - gold mine Kumasi
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- Duration: 8:48
- Updated: 23 Feb 2012
Visit to the King Midas small-scale gold mine in Kumasi, Ghana. According to Midas mine management, the enterprise cooperates closely with local artisanal miners (Galamsey). Video taken during the field trip of the 2003 CASM conference in Ghana.
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Visit to the King Midas small-scale gold mine in Kumasi, Ghana. According to Midas mine management, the enterprise cooperates closely with local artisanal miners (Galamsey). Video taken during the field trip of the 2003 CASM conference in Ghana.
- published: 06 Feb 2009
- views: 29269
- author: fhruschka
ADUM, KUMASI GHANA
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- Duration: 7:39
- Updated: 29 Dec 2012
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from Adum to Ahodwo,KUMASI
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- Duration: 10:01
- Updated: 30 Nov 2012
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Akwasidae Festival, ashanti region, kumasi, ghana
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- Duration: 7:16
- Updated: 07 Aug 2012
Akwasidae Festival, ashanti region, kumasi, ghana celebrate with the king! turn the volume to 11, the more distorted the better
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Akwasidae Festival, ashanti region, kumasi, ghana celebrate with the king! turn the volume to 11, the more distorted the better
- published: 27 Aug 2010
- views: 9247
- author: voodooalpaca
GHANA KUMASI MARKET
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- Duration: 10:28
- Updated: 17 Dec 2012
This video is for educational purposes only.
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This video is for educational purposes only.
- published: 09 Apr 2010
- views: 13668
- author: prekesemedia
ashanti funeral. Kumasi, Ghana
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- Duration: 7:20
- Updated: 24 Nov 2012
Sights and sounds from a traditional Ashanti Funeral in Kumasi Ghana.
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Sights and sounds from a traditional Ashanti Funeral in Kumasi Ghana.
- published: 20 Aug 2010
- views: 32742
- author: voodooalpaca
Kumasi Yonko Part 1
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- Duration: 15:00
- Updated: 26 Dec 2012
Kumasi Yonko Starring : Agya Koo, Nana Ama Mc Brown, Kweku Twumasi, Paa George, and Portia Asare One of my favourite Ghanaian films of all time Enjoy!!!!!!!
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Kumasi Yonko Starring : Agya Koo, Nana Ama Mc Brown, Kweku Twumasi, Paa George, and Portia Asare One of my favourite Ghanaian films of all time Enjoy!!!!!!!
- published: 04 Feb 2011
- views: 39533
- author: adjoa2121
photo: US Navy / HMC Josh Ives
27 Dec 2012
Imperial adventures are nothing new in the Middle East. Neither is their glorification, as Peter O’Toole’s pained Lawrence of Arabia eternally reminds us. But for a decade or so now, things have been heating up, as if to coincide with climate change and fears of declining petroleum reserves ... The Belly for Belligerence? ... The question loomed over beltway intelligentsia like an ephemeral Gordian knot ... We’re All Hawks Now ... While George W ... ....(size: 9.3Kb)
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28 Dec 2012
The president of Central African Republic (CAR) has urgently called on France and other foreign powers to help his government fend off rebels who are quickly seizing territory and approaching the capital. Speaking to crowds in Bangui, a city of some 600,000, Francois Bozize on Thursday pleaded with foreign powers to do what they could. He pointed in particular to France, Central African Republic's former colonial ruler ... 516 Share ... News ... ....(size: 19.5Kb)
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27 Dec 2012
Washington. Six people, including two young children, were left dead in weather-related accidents, as winter snowstorms complicated travel for many Americans in the Midwest and Northeast on Wednesday. Snow totals in parts of Indiana ranged from 6 to 12 inches, CNN reported. About 350 snowploughs were clearing roads throughout the city. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told residents they should avoid nonessential travel ... IANS ... ....(size: 2.2Kb)
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27 Dec 2012
Large crowds of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) supporters are gathering to mark the fifth anniversary of the murder of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Ms Bhutto died in a gun and bomb attack during her 2007 election campaign. Hundreds of thousands of people have set up camp near the Bhutto family's ancestral home in Sindh province ... He cannot contest an election until his 25th birthday. Show of strength ... ....(size: 2.4Kb)
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26 Dec 2012
News of defection comes as activists say 20 people, including eight children, have been killed by shelling in north of country. Assad’s forces are hitting back at a string of rebel advances across the country. Photograph. Abdalghne Karoof/REUTERS. The head of Syria's military police has defected from the army and declared allegiance to the uprising against the president, Bashar al-Assad, according to a video and a Syrian security source....(size: 3.4Kb)
Joy Online
29 Dec 2012
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29 Dec 2012
Though attention will be on the long title race this weekend, the final Glo Premier League games of 2012 would also focus on the relegation scrap ... The competition heads into the penultimate stage of the first round with matches on Saturday and Sunday ... The Kumasi derby will see Asante Kotoko attempt to continue their climb up the table when they battle King Faisal ... ....(size: 1.8Kb)
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28 Dec 2012
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28 Dec 2012
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28 Dec 2012
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28 Dec 2012
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28 Dec 2012
(Source. Delta Air Lines Inc). 1-800-323-2323. 24 hours 7 days a week. Domestic Reservation 1-800-221-1212. 24 hours 7 days a week. Disability Assistance(US). 1-404-209-3434. 24 hours 7 days a week. 1-800-241-4141. 24 hours 7 days a week. 1-800-323-2323. 24 hours 7 days a week. 1-888-750-3284. 24 hours 7 days a week. Phone. 1-404-773-0305. Hours. Mon-Fri, 8am-7pm ET (except on U.S. holidays). Delayed, Lost or Damaged Baggage. 1-800-352-2746 ... Kumasi City....(size: 17.2Kb)
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27 Dec 2012
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The General Overseer of Light House Chapel International in his Christmas sermon Tuesday said Ghanaians are so expectant to see him serve the nation ... Serve us; all the things you promised you will do, do them. ... He also catalogued among others his promises on SADA, Kumasi jute factory, youth employment, gas pipeline and one time NHIS premium ... ....(size: 1.6Kb)
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The General Overseer of Light House Chapel International in his Christmas sermon Tuesday said Ghanaians are so expectant to see him serve the nation ... Serve us; all the things you promised you will do, do them. ... He also catalogued among others his promises on SADA, Kumasi jute factory, youth employment, gas pipeline and one time NHIS premium ... ....(size: 2.2Kb)
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| Kumasi | |
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| Coordinates: 6°40′00″N 1°37′00″W / 6.6666667°N 1.6166667°W / 6.6666667; -1.6166667Coordinates: 6°40′00″N 1°37′00″W / 6.6666667°N 1.6166667°W / 6.6666667; -1.6166667 | |
| Region | Ashanti Region |
| District | Kumasi Metropolitan District |
| Founded | 1680 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Samuel Sarpong |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 254 km2 (98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Population [2] | |
| • Total | 1,989,062 ('12 est.) |
| • Density | 5,782/km2 (14,986/sq mi) |
| Ranked 2 in Ghana | |
| Time zone | UTC |
| Area code(s) | 032 |
| Website | http://www.kma.gov.gh |
Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie[2]) is a city in southern central Ghana's Ashanti region. It is located near Lake Bosomtwe, in the Rain Forest Region about 250 kilometres (160 mi) (by road) northwest of Accra. Kumasi is approximately 300 miles (480 km) north of the Equator and 100 miles (160 km) north of the Gulf of Guinea. It is popularly known as "The Garden City" or "heart beat" of Ghana because of its many beautiful species of flowers and plants.
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History[link]
There is evidence that the area around Kumasi has been kept cleared since the Neolithic age.[citation needed] The city rose to prominence in 1695 when it became capital of the Ashanti Confederacy due to the activities of its ruler Osei Tutu. The ruler of Kumasi, known as the Asantehene, also served as ruler of the Confederacy. With their 1701 victory over Denkyira the Asante confederacy became the primary state among the Twi speaking Akan peoples.[3] After this victory, the Ashanti became allies of the Dutch, who were based in Elmina. After the cession of the Dutch Gold Coast to the Fante-allied British in 1872, parts of Kumasi, including the Royal Palace, were destroyed by British troops in the Third Anglo-Ashanti War of 1874.
Lady Mary Alice Hodgson, the first English lady to visit Ashanti, wrote "The Siege of Kumassi" an account of the siege of the fort by the tribes forming the Ashanti Confederation and of the subsequent march to the coast. She was the daughter of Hon. W. A. G. Young, C.M.G., former Governor of the Gold Coast, and the wife of Sir Frederic Mitchell Hodgson, K.C.M.G., the Governor of the Gold Coast (1900). [4]
It remains a royal city, although since all of Ghana was declared independent in 1957, the role of king has been mainly symbolic. The city holds an important place in the history of the Ashanti people, as legend claims that it was here Okomfo Anokye received the Golden stool, an embodiment of the soul of the Asanti nation.
Demographics[link]
With a population of 1,517,000,[5] Kumasi is the second-largest city in the country. The largest ethnic group is the Ashanti, but other ethnic groups are growing in size. Approximately 80% of the population is Christian and 5% Muslim, with a smaller number of adherents to traditional beliefs. It is an Anglican diocesan, Roman Catholic archdiocesan see, and a Methodist episcopal area.
Economy[link]
Due to large gold deposits that have been mined in the area, Kumasi has been among the wealthier cities in Ghana[citation needed]. The city's major exports are hardwood and cocoa. Kumasi has 50% of the timber industry in Ghana, with more than 4,000 employed in the business. The Kaasai Industrial Area plays an important role in industry in the area. The Guinness Ghana Breweries is based there and is listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange. Much of the trading activity in the city takes place in and around Kejetia Market and Adum. These two areas are in close proximity with the two having a common boundary.
Climate[link]
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Kumasi features a tropical wet and dry climate, with relatively constant temperatures throughout the course of the year. Kumasi is noticeably wetter than nearby Accra, averaging around 1400 mm of rain per year. The city almost features two different rainy seasons, a longer rainy season from March through July and a shorter rainy season from September to November. In actuality, the months of February through to November is one long wet season, with a relative lull in precipitation in August. Similar to the rest of West Africa, Kumasi experiences the harmattan during the “low sun” months. Lasting from December to February, the harmattan is the primary source of the city’s dry season.
Attractions[link]
Features of the city include the large Kumasi Central Market, Tafo Kumasi, Fort Kumasi (built by the British in 1896 to replace an Asante fort and now a museum) and the Kumasi Hat Museum. Royal Asante attractions include the Kumasi National Cultural Centre (including the Prempeh II Jubilee Museum with various Asante regalia including a reproduction of the golden stool), the Okomfo Anokye Sword, the Asantehene's Palace (built in 1972), and the Manhiya Palace, dating from 1925, now a museum. Kumasi is also home to a zoo, and to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (formerly the Kumasi College of Technology).
St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi.
The Kumasi has a teaching hospital to support the medical training at the University (Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital) and several other private and public clinics and small hospitals.
The city's most famous son is the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan. Professional wrestler Kofi Kingston was also born in Kumasi. The local football (soccer) team, the Kumasi Asante Kotoko has won several national and continental awards. Their stadium was built in 1959, renovated in 1978, and again in 2007 with a seating capacity of 40,000 [3] .
Festivals and events[link]
The Adae Kese Festival is a very important, albeit rare, celebration of the Ashanti's. It is held in a large open space in Kumasi. The festival is normally well attended and embraced by Ashanti's from all walks of life. The Adae Kese celebrations are magnified forms of Sunday Adae festivals, celebrated every six weeks in accordance with the Akan calendar which is based on a cycle of 42 days and nine months in a year. Invariably, the last Akwasidae festival is set aside for the celebration of Adae Kese.
Adae Kese is usually held to climax celebrations of specific milestones and achievements of the Asante kingdom. It was first celebrated to mark the attainment of statehood of a newly celebrated people, in the aftermath of the Ashanti war of independence, otherwise known as the "Battle of Feyiase", which was fought against the Denkyiras between 1697 and 1699. Adae Kese, like other Akwasidae events, serves as the platform for pledging allegiance to the kingdom and to affirm loyalty to the occupant of the Golden Stool which represents the unity and embodiment of all Ashanti.
The event is marked in two phases. There are solemn private observances which are performed at the King's palace chambers by accredited members of the royal family and other functionaries. It includes rituals, aimed at cleansing the spirit of the incumbent King and the presentation of ceremonial sacrificial meal (Esq.) and drinks to ancestral spirits. Their blessing and protection guide the kingdom to prosperity.
The public celebrations take the form of a colourful durbar of chiefs and queen mothers presided over by the Asantehene. It involves the display of cherished regalia and paraphernalia accompanied by traditional drumming and dancing as well as firing of musketry amidst pomp and pageantry.
The Adae festival is a continuous demonstration of faith in the vision and heritage of the Asante Kingdom, which has existed since the introduction of the Golden Stool in 1700. The festival is also to commemorate and re-enforce the independence of the Ashanti people and an occasion to re-affirm each state's loyalty to the confederacy instituted in the aftermath of the Ashanti war of independence fought against the Denkyeras between 1697–1699. It provides a platform for the King to meet and share his thoughts with his sub-chiefs and subjects and also reward deserving ones.
Time your visit to coincide with an Akwasidae Festival, (Sunday Adae). You can determine the Akwasidae dates by counting 6 weeks down the calendar from 1 Adae. For example, in 1991 the dates were: January 6, February 17, March 31 May 12, June 23, August 4, September 15, October 27, December 8.
Education[link]
Prempeh College was founded in Kumasi by Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II in 1949. The city can also boast of a polytechnic and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Transportation[link]
Public transport in the city is provided by a mix of privately owned mini-buses known as Tro-Tros, taxis and buses. Tro-Tros are usually converted mini-buses that run regular, well-known routes. Some taxis also run regular routes, which cost more but provide for a more comfortable ride. In 2002, the city introduced metro bus services, which were initially met with scepticism by commuters, but have increased in popularity.[citation needed]
Bus transport[link]
A bus rapid transit system is planned in Accra and Kumasi[6] . This could solve congestion problems on roads and could also make bus transport more common in the 2 cities.[7].
Buses depart from the central Kejetia bus station.
Rail transport[link]
Kumasi is served by the Kumasi Airport and railway lines to Accra and Takoradi. The train service has been suspended for several years because of damaged track, bridges and locomotives. A $6 billion Chinese led project to upgrade all of Ghana's railways, including a new route from Kumasi to Paga in the far north of Ghana, was due to get underway in 2011.[8]
Other[link]
As of 2011[update], construction of the Boankra Inland Port, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) away, has come to a halt.[9]
Sister cities[link]
See also[link]
References[link]
- ^ "Demographic Characteristics". Ghanadistricts.com. http://www.ghanadistricts.com/districts1on1/kma/?arrow=atd&_=6&sa=5477. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ "Population of Accra, Ghana". GeoNames. http://population.mongabay.com/population/ghana/2298890/kumasi. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ McCaskie, T. C. "Denkyira in the Making of Asante" in The Journal of African History vol. 48 (2007) no. 1, p. 1
- ^ Morgan, Henry James Types of Canadian women and of women who are or have been connected with Canada : (Toronto, 1903) [1]
- ^ 2005, source: United Nations Population Division
- ^ "Ashanti Region". Metro Mass Transit Ltd. http://metromass.com/ashanti.htm. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Bus Rapid Transit System". Metro Mass Transit Ltd. http://metromass.com/transit_system.htm. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Ghana, China signs railway contract". Ghana News Link. 30 November 2010. http://www.ghananewslink.com/index.php?id=10515. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Baonkra Inland Port Project, stuck?". Kapital News. Kapital Radio 97.1 FM. 7 February 2011. http://www.kapital971.com/news/baonkra-inland-port-project-stuck-/. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
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| Full name | Edgar Steven Davids | ||
| Date of birth | (1973-03-13) 13 March 1973 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Paramaribo, Suriname | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
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| – | Jong Ajax | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1991–1996 | Ajax | 106 | (20) |
| 1996–1997 | Milan | 19 | (0) |
| 1997–2004 | Juventus | 159 | (8) |
| 2004 | → Barcelona (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Internazionale | 14 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Tottenham Hotspur | 40 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Ajax | 25 | (1) |
| 2010 | Crystal Palace | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 387 | (31) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–2005 | Netherlands | 74 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Edgar Steven Davids (born 13 March 1973) is a retired Dutch footballer. After beginning his career with Ajax, he subsequently played in Italy for Milan and Juventus before a loan spell with Barcelona. He went on to play for Internazionale and Tottenham Hotspur before returning to Ajax. Having struggled with injuries for two years, Davids returned to competitive football during a brief spell with Crystal Palace before retiring at the age of 37.
He was capped 74 times by the Netherlands at international level, scoring six goals, and represented his country at the FIFA World Cup (once) and the UEFA European Football Championship (three times). His dreadlocked hair and protective goggles – which he wore due to glaucoma – made Davids one of the most recognisable players of his generation.[1][2][3] A combative and creative midfielder,[4] Davids was nicknamed "the Pitbull" by Louis van Gaal because of his marking ability.[5] He was one of the players chosen by Pelé to feature in the FIFA 100, a list of the world's greatest living footballers. He was born in Suriname to an African father and Jewish mother.[6] His cousin Lorenzo is also a footballer.[7][8]
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Early life[link]
Edgar Davids was born in Suriname to an African father and a Jewish mother.[6]
Club career[link]
Early years[link]
Davids started his career at AFC Ajax in 1991, making his debut on the 6 September in a 5–1 home win over RKC Waalwijk. He helped the Amsterdam club to three domestic Eredivisie titles, as well as continental success with the 1992 UEFA Cup and the 1995 UEFA Champions League. In the 1996 UEFA Champions League Final, he missed Ajax's first penalty in the shoot-out, which they ultimately lost to Juventus. While at Ajax, he was nicknamed "The Pitbull" by Ajax manager Louis van Gaal due to his fierce style of play and bite in the midfield.
Milan & Juventus[link]
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At the start of the 1996–97 season Davids moved to Italy to play for A.C. Milan. After an unsuccessful spell where he failed to establish himself in the first team he moved on to league rivals Juventus F.C. in December 1997 for a £5.3 million transfer fee.[9] Six successful years in Turin followed, with Davids helping the side to the Serie A title in 1998, 2002 and 2003. Juventus manager Marcello Lippi once described him as "my one-man engine room." On 17 May 2001, Davids was suspended by FIFA when he tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid, nandrolone.[10] He was often inspirational in Europe, playing 15 times as the club made it all the way to the UEFA Champions League 2002-03 final before losing to Milan on penalties.
Barcelona[link]
Davids joined FC Barcelona on loan in January 2004 from Juventus. Joining midway through a season where the club was struggling in midtable and recently appointed manager Frank Rijkaard was under considerable pressure, Davids led Barça's successful resurgence of form which saw them finishing second to Valencia in the league.[11] Davids' arrival has been cited as the catalyst for the Catalan club's dominance of Spanish and European football during the mid to late 00s, with Rijkaard winning La Liga the following season (after five years without winning the league title) and a La Liga and Champions League double in 2005–06.[12]
Internazionale & Tottenham Hotspur[link]
In the summer of 2004, he permanently moved on to Italian club F.C. Internazionale Milano on a three-year contract.[13] When Inter terminated the remaining years of his contract in August 2005, he moved to England on a free transfer to play for Tottenham Hotspur F.C..[14] He had a successful stay at Tottenham and instantly became a fan's favourite. His first and only goal was in a 2–1 away win against Wigan Athletic.[15] Davids played for Spurs in the 2005–06 and the 2006–07 seasons, both in which the club finished in 5th position.
Return to Ajax[link]
Davids signed once more for Ajax on 28 January 2007[16] and played his first match against Ajax's rivals Feyenoord on 4 February.[17] After the mid-season switch, Davids proved his value for the Ajax team again. He was one of the key midfielders in the run for the Dutch championship that was lost on one single goal to PSV on the final day of the league. He also played a major role in Ajax's cup campaign. He secured the KNVB Cup for Ajax by scoring the final penalty in a thrilling penalty shoot-out against AZ. Prior to the start of the 2007–08 season, Davids' leg was broken in a pre-season friendly against Go Ahead Eagles, sidelining him for around three months.[18] In May 2008, Davids said he would leave Ajax when his contract expired on 30 June.[19]
He played against Los Angeles Galaxy on 6 December 2008 in an exhibition match held at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, as part of an Oceania XI All-Star team, despite the fact he is not from Oceania and has never played for an Oceanic club or national team.[20] Davids was in contract negotiations with English Championship club Leicester City from 22 October 2009.[21] However, he failed to make a decision for over a week and the club withdrew their offer on 30 October.[21]
Crystal Palace[link]
On 20 August 2010, Davids agreed a pay-as-you-play deal with English Championship club Crystal Palace. He made his debut on 24 August 2010 at left-back in the Second Round of the League Cup against Portsmouth.[22] On 8 November 2010, he announced his departure of the club, stating it was "one of the greatest experiences of my life".[23]
International career[link]
Davids was an integral part of the Dutch national team since his debut on 20 April 1994 in Tilburg against Ireland (0–1),[24] though he has not won any major tournaments for the Oranje.
During the UEFA Euro 1996, he was sent home by then manager Guus Hiddink for saying in a radio interview: "Hiddink should stop putting his head in some players' asses."
Nonetheless, Davids remained appreciated by Hiddink, who included him in the Dutch squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. Davids' most notable performance for the national team came in the 1998 FIFA World Cup second round game against FR Yugoslavia. He scored the winning goal in the last minute of the game and ensured that the Dutch team went through to the next round to meet Argentina. The Dutch national team eventually finished 4th overall and Davids was named to the official FIFA "Team of the Tournament".
Davids played in the UEFA Euro 2000 when he was named for the UEFA "Team of the Tournament". The Netherlands reached the semi-finals and played against Italy in a thrilling game that ended up being decided with a penalty shootout.
During the Netherlands' UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying matches, Davids scored the Netherlands' first qualifying goal in their opening 3–0 victory against Belarus and subsequently bossed the midfield in five of the remaining seven Group 3 fixtures and both legs of the play-off victory against Scotland.
After Euro 2004, new national team coach Marco van Basten appointed Edgar Davids as captain of the team. However, lack of first team football at his club Inter meant Davids also lost his place in the national team in October 2004, thus losing the captain's armband in the process, which was later handed to Edwin van der Sar. At the latter stages of the qualifying series for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in October 2005, he was re-called back into the national team, though not as captain. He fell out of the picture again shortly after, thereby missing out on the Dutch squad for the 2006 World Cup.
Davids was selected to appear on the cover of the football game FIFA Football 2003 alongside Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs and Brazilian international Roberto Carlos.
Post-retirement[link]
In June 2011, Davids was elected to the new supervisory board at Ajax alongside Johan Cruyff.[25][26][27]
Personal life[link]
He is engaged to fashion designer Olcay Gulsen.[28]
Honours[link]
Club[link]
- Ajax
- Eredivisie (3): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
- KNVB Cup (2): 1992–93, 2006–07
- Johan Cruijff Schaal (4): 1993, 1994, 1995, 2007
- UEFA Champions League (1): 1994–95
- UEFA Cup (1): 1991–92
- UEFA Super Cup (1): 1995
- Intercontinental Cup (1): 1995
- Juventus
- Serie A (3): 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03
- Supercoppa Italiana (2): 2002, 2003
- UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 1999
- Internazionale
- Coppa Italia (1): 2004–05
Individual[link]
Career statistics[link]
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| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1991–92 | Ajax | Eredivisie | 13 | 2 | - | - | - | 13 | 2 | |||
| 1992–93 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | 8 | 3 | 42 | 12 | |||
| 1993–94 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 2 | 21 | 4 | |||
| 1994–95 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 31 | 5 | |||
| 1995–96 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 0 | - | 11 | 1 | 45 | 8 | |||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1996–97 | AC Milan | Serie A | 15 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 1997–98 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 1997–98 | Juventus | Serie A | 20 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 1998–99 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | 9 | 0 | 42 | 3 | |||
| 1999–2000 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 2 | - | 4 | 0 | 42 | 3 | |||
| 2000–01 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2001–02 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2002–03 | 26 | 1 | - | - | 15 | 1 | 41 | 2 | ||||
| 2003–04 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2003–04 | Barcelona | La Liga | 18 | 1 | - | - | - | 18 | 1 | |||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2004–05 | Inter Milan | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 4 | - | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2005–06 | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 31 | 1 | - | - | - | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2006–07 | 9 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2006–07 | Ajax | Eredivisie | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08 | 14 | 0 | - | - | - | 18 | 0 | |||||
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2010–11 | Crystal Palace | Championship | 6 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | ||
| Country | Netherlands | 131 | 21 | 12 | 0 | - | 11 | 1 | 159 | 22 | ||
| Italy | 192 | 8 | 38 | 5 | - | 56 | 2 | 286 | 15 | |||
| Spain | 18 | 1 | - | - | - | 18 | 1 | |||||
| England | 46 | 1 | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 1 | |||
| Total | 387 | 31 | 50 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 3 | 514 | 39 | ||
| Netherlands national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 1 |
| 1999 | 6 | 3 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 6 | 2 |
| 2003 | 9 | 0 |
| 2004 | 14 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 74 | 6 |
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- ^ Crook, Alex (25 August 2010). "Portsmouth 1 Crystal Palace 1 (AET: 4–3 on penalties): Edgar Davids' Eagles debut ends in shoot-out agony". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1305879/Portsmouth-1-Crystal-Palace-1-AET-4-3-penalties--Edgar-Davids-Eagles-debut-ends-shoot-agony.html. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
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- Edgar Davids – FIFA competition record
- Edgar Davids career stats at Soccerbase
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- FootballDatabase career profile and stats
- Edgar Davids profile and stats at Wereld van Oranje (Dutch)
- Profile at www.voetbalstats.nl
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| Name | Davids, Edgar |
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| Short description | Dutch footballer |
| Date of birth | 13 March 1973 |
| Place of birth | Paramaribo, Suriname (at the time part of the Netherlands) |
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| Raheem DeVaughn | |
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.JPG) DeVaughn performing in September 2010 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Raheem DeVaughn |
| Born | May 5, 1975 (age 37) Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B, Neo-soul |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Zomba, Jive |
Raheem DeVaughn (born May 5, 1975) is an American singer and songwriter.[1] His debut album, The Love Experience (2005), reached No. 46 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It featured the singles "Guess Who Loves You More" and "You". His second album Love Behind the Melody was released in January 2008. It features the singles "Woman", and "Customer".
DeVaughn was nominated for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 2008 Grammy Awards for the single "Woman".
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DeVaughn was born in Newark, New Jersey on May 5, 1975, the son of jazz cellist Abdul Wadud. He was raised in Maryland (Montgomery and Prince George's counties) by his mother, Imani Smith, a now retired federal worker. He is a cousin of singer Chrisette Michele. His mother states that her son first expressed an affinity towards music in preschool, recalling how whenever the class had musical events, he would conduct them. DeVaughn's love for music solidified during his early teens, when he began to envision his career path. One of his favorite artists was Babyface, and Smith recalls that her son once begged her to visit the Waxie Maxie's record store in the District to buy a promotional picture of the singer. DeVaughn visited his father during the summer, mainly in New Jersey. With his father, DeVaughn attended gigs and experienced his first taste of the life of a working musician.
He graduated from High Point High School in Beltsville, Maryland, an unincorporated section of Prince George's County. DeVaughn had an epiphany early in his college career at Coppin State University in Baltimore City, when he saw a group of street corner singers and began harmonizing with them. DeVaughn said his focus became music: "Before I knew what was going on, I was... cutting class to write lyrics and record". His focus turned to becoming a professional singer.
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DeVaughn took up a job at Tower Records, where while putting price tags on CDs, he began working the D.C. music circuit—performing with various groups, the most prominent of which being Urbanave31, and at venues such as the State of the Union and Bar Nun on U Street NW, all while having CDs of his songs ready at hand. Locally in the DC Metro area he attained relatively quick success, winning local awards and successfully releasing some independent work over the next few years. He won $2,000 from the Washington DC nightclub Bar Nun talent show.[2] CEO Cliff Jones and partner Jerry Vines, now the singer's longtime manager, met DeVaughn while managing the Baltimore-based quartet Dru Hill and asked him to write a song for the group. DeVaughn ultimately gained the attention of veteran producers DJ Jazzy Jeff (as Rahiem) and Kenny Burns (known as former A&R for Roc-A-Fella Records) and with the help of Jones and Vines they signed a recording contract with Jive Records in 2002.[citation needed]
DeVaughn's first solo single released on a major label was the song entitled "Guess Who Loves You More", his second single was "You". DeVaughn's first Jive Records release "The Love Experience", was acclaimed, selling around 250,000 units.[citation needed] While promoting the album, DeVaughn took to wearing a crown and cape at shows, a ploy to make himself stand out, calling himself the "Underground King." Around this time, DeVaughn also began making appearances at different shows in D.C. with artists such as W. Ellington Felton and Asheru of Unspoken Heard, hiding his face behind a hooded sweatshirt performing under the alias Chronkite. Felton comments that that alter ego was engendered for complicated reasons: "Chronkite represents that part of every artist who started what they're doing singing in front of a mirror as a child with a brush in their hand. At that time, it was based love, the initial attraction that draws you to music. In his business, unfortunately, your passion, your love, your individuality as an artist, can be stripped away the further you get into it."[citation needed]
DeVaughn has been compared to Dwele, Van Hunt, D'Angelo, Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder. DeVaughn has described himself as a "R&B hippie neo-soul rock star," a take on the difficulty media types have classifying him. Although Jive has been thrown considerable weight behind his recent album, DeVaughn doesn't leave promotion duties entirely to his label: "I'm my best marketing tool. I'm building the brand Raheem DeVaughn. I have to do it." He worked on the street to spread the word around, sold mixtapes of unreleased material to build hype, and provided impromptu shows at local venues. In another act of self-promotion, DeVaughn made an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in late January, wearing a shirt that read "Grammy Nominated on the front" and "Love Behind the Melody-- In Stores Now" on the back. He also appeared on the late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live, performing "Woman" on January 18, 2008. 1123
His song "Woman" was featured as iTune's single of the week the week of January 27, 2008 and received a nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for the 2008 Grammy Awards.
In 2008, he was featured on T-Pain's song; Reality Show from the album Thr33 Ringz. The song also featured Jay Lyriq and Musiq Soulchild.
His song "You" was featured in the Grand Theft Auto IV video game.
DeVaughn was nominated for "Best R&B Album" in the 2011 Grammy Awards.[3]
Filmography[link]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 | Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas | Japan Mansell |
Awards and nominations[link]
- BET Awards
- 2008, Best Male R&B Artist (Nominated)
- 2008, BETJ Award (Won)
- 2010, Best Male R&B Artist (Nominated)
- BET J Virtual Awards
- 2008, Album of the Year: Love Behind the Melody (Won)
- 2008, Song of the Year: "Woman" (Nominated)
- 2008, Live Performer of the Year (Nominated)
- 2008, Male Artist of the Year (Won)
- Grammy Awards
- 2008, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance "Woman" (Nominated)
- 2009, Best R&B Song: "Customer" (Nominated)
- 2011, Best R&B Album "The Love & War Masterpeace" (Nominated)
Discography[link]
Albums[link]
| Album information |
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The Love Experience
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Love Behind the Melody
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The Love & War MasterPeace
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Singles[link]
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||
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| Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | Hot Adult R&B | |||
| 2005 | "Guess Who Loves You More" | — | 38 | — | The Love Experience |
| "Believe" | — | 118 | — | ||
| 2006 | "You" | — | 53 | 18 | |
| 2007 | "My Soul's Not 4 Sale" (DJ Jazzy Jeff featuring Raheem DeVaughn) | — | 107 | 35 | The Return of the Magnificent |
| "Woman" | 96 | 17 | 1 | Love Behind the Melody | |
| 2008 | "Customer" | 76 | 12 | 24 | |
| "Text Messages" | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Bulletproof" (featuring Ludacris) | — | 46 | — | The Love & War MasterPeace |
| 2010 | "I Dont Care" | — | 36 | — | |
"Guess Who Love's You More" is featured with samples from Earth, Wind & Fire's "Can't Hide Love".
References[link]
- ^ Sisario, Ben (24 January 2008). "Keys Is No. 1 as CD Sales Plunge TWITTER PRINT REPRINTS SHARE By BEN". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/24/arts/24arts-KEYSISNO1ASC_BRF.html. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ Soul World Entertainment
- ^ "Raheem DeVaughn". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/raheem-devaughn/264283. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
External links[link]
- Official Website
- Raheem DeVaughn on Myspace
- Raheem DeVaughn at Allmusic
- Raheem DeVaughn interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' May 2010
- Raheem DeVaughn Interview 1/18/10
- Byrd, Shayla (August 16, 2006). "20 Things You Should Know About: Raheem Devaugh". Vibe. Retrieved on January 21, 2008.
- Mitchell, Gail (January 4, 2008). "Raheem Devaughn's 'Love' Revolution". Billboard. Retrieved on January 21, 2008.
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| Date of birth | May 5, 1975 |
| Place of birth | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Date of death | |
| Place of death | |
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