Apenkwa

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Apenkwa
Country Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Region Greater Accra Region
District Accra Metropolitan
Time zone GMT
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Apenkwa is a town in the Accra Metropolitan district, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. [1]

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References

  1. "Development Ghana: MIDA project to be completed on time" . Retrieved 2015-07-06.