Abokobi | |
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District Capital | |
Coordinates: 5°44′N 0°12′W / 5.733°N 0.200°W | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Greater Accra Region |
District | Ga East District |
Elevation | 230 ft (70 m) |
Abokobi is a small town and is the capital of Ga East Municipal District, an MMDA located within the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[1]
The settlement was founded in 1854 by missionaries of the "Basler Missionsgesellschaft" (Basel Mission) for Christian refugees, who had left Osu (the former Danish-Accra, around Christiansborg) after the British colonial government had bombarded Osu from the Sea in response to the refusal of the inhabitants to pay the newly introduced head tax.
The town is under the jurisdiction of the Ga East District and is in the Abokobi-Madina constituency of the Ghana parliament.[2]
District capitals in Ghana | |
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Ahafo Region | |
Ashanti Region | |
Bono Region | |
Bono East Region | |
Central Region | |
Eastern Region | |
Greater Accra Region | |
North East Region | |
Northern Region | |
Oti Region | |
Savannah Region | |
Upper East Region | |
Upper West Region | |
Volta Region | |
Western Region | |
Western North Region | |
5°44′N 0°12′W / 5.733°N 0.200°W