Kakumdo is a community and suburb of Cape Coast in the Cape Coast Metropolis in the Central Region of Ghana.[1][2] It is one of the host communities of the University of Cape Coast.[3][4]
Kakumdo | |
|---|---|
  Kakumdo Location of Kakumdo in Central Region, Ghana  Kakumdo Kakumdo (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 5°08′43″N 1°17′05″W / 5.1452°N 1.2848°W | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Central Region |
| Metropolitan | Cape Coast Metropolis |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
History
editAs at 2015, the Tufohen of Kakumdo is Nana Ekow Nketia II.[5] As at 2015, the Nkosohen of Kakumdo is Mr. Gail Grant, a Swiss philanthropist whose stool name is Nana Tenagyei I.[5]
Institutions
edit- Kakumdo M/A Basic School[6]
- Wesley Girls' Senior High School[7]
Notable natives
edit- Most Reverend Mathias Kobina Nketsiah, a Roman Catholic Bishop[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "GH¢20,000 Computer Lab For Kakumdo Basic School". Modern Ghana. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ Amissah, Naabenyin Joojo (20 October 2016). "'Don't be distracted, Nduom will surely come back'". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "UCC grants scholarship to 377 students - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ "C/R: Chiefs, residents of communities surrounding UCC demo over their encroached lands, want VC sacked". Modern Ghana. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Kakumdo Basic School gets Computer Laboratory". Modern Ghana. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ Kwakye, DC Kwame (14 September 2023). "Donating sanitary towels to girls is our way of giving back to Kakumdo — 2006 Wey Gey Hey year group". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Wesley Girls' High School Gets Mechanized Boreholes From 1986 Year Group | News Ghana". News Ghana. 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2024-10-15.