Dome, Ghana

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Dome
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Dome
Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 5°39′18″N0°14′06″W / 5.655°N 0.235°W / 5.655; -0.235
Country Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Region Greater Accra Region
District Ga East Municipal District
Population
 (2012)
  Total78,785 [1]
 Ranked 20th in Ghana
Time zone GMT
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Dome (pronounced Dor-mi) is a town in the Ga East Municipal District, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. [2] As of 2012, Dome is the nineteenth largest settlement in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 78,785 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
  2. Touring Ghana – Greater Accra Region Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine . touringghana.com.

5°39′18″N0°14′06″W / 5.655°N 0.235°W / 5.655; -0.235