Ablekuma is a peri-urban town located in the Ga Central District[1] of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
Ablekuma | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Ablekuma | |
| Coordinates: 5°31′12″N 00°28′48″W / 5.52000°N 0.48000°W | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Greater Accra |
| District | Ga Central |
Location
editAblekuma 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
editAblekuma 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
edit- ^ "GA CENTRAL" (PDF). Statistics service Ghana. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-05.
- ^ "distance between Kotoka International Airport, Accra, La Dade-kotopon, GHA and Ablekuma School., Ga Central, Greater Accra, GHA (Ghana)". Distance Calculator.
- ^ "Ablekuma populated place, Greater Accra, Ghaha". Geoview Ghana review. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19.
- ^ "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ "Chief of Ablekuma Flees". GhanaWeb.
- ^ "Ablekuma chiefs Accuse Gov't of Neglect". Allafrica.
- ^ Country Report on Human Right Practices. Vol. 998. Google books. 1999. p. 176.