Ablekuma
Town
Ablekuma is located in Ghana
Ablekuma
Ablekuma
Coordinates: 5°31′12″N 00°28′48″W / 5.52000°N 0.48000°W / 5.52000; -0.48000
CountryGhana
RegionGreater Accra
DistrictGa Central

Ablekuma is a peri-urban town located in the Ga Central District[1] of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

Location

Ablekuma is located along the Awoshie-Pokuase highway. Its distance by road from the Kotoka International Airport is approximately 13.4 kilometres (8.3 mi).[2] The coordinates of the town are 05°31'12"N, 00°28'48"W.

Ablekuma's estimated elevation above sea level is 45 meters.[3]

Politics

Ablekuma is in the Anyaa-Sowutuom constituency headed by Hon Dr. Dickson Adomako Kissi,[4] a member of the New Patriotic Party. The traditional Chief of Ablekuma is Nii Larbi Mensah IV.[5]

Ablekuma was noted for the murder of two policemen, Owusu Sekyere (alias Kweku Ninja) and Jerry Wornu (alias Taller).[6] on November 24, 1998[7]

References

  1. ↑ "GA CENTRAL" (PDF). Statistics service Ghana. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-05.
  2. ↑ "distance between Kotoka International Airport, Accra, La Dade-kotopon, GHA and Ablekuma School., Ga Central, Greater Accra, GHA (Ghana)". Distance Calculator.
  3. ↑ "Ablekuma populated place,Greater Accra,Ghaha". Geoview Ghana review. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19.
  4. ↑ "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  5. ↑ "Chief of Ablekuma Flees". GhanaWeb.
  6. ↑ "Ablekuma chiefs Accuse Gov,t of Neglect". Allafrica.
  7. ↑ Country Report on Human Right Practices. Vol. 998. Google books. 1999. p. 176.


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