Effiakuma

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Effiakuma
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Effiakuma
Location of Effiakuma in Western Region
Coordinates: 4°55′26″N1°45′44″W / 4.92389°N 1.76222°W / 4.92389; -1.76222
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Flag of Western Region (Ghana).gif Western Region
District Stma District
Population
 (2013)
  Total35,094 [1]
 Ranked 47th in Ghana
Time zone GMT
  Summer (DST) GMT

Effiakuma is a residential town in the Western region of Ghana. It is about 10 kilometres from Takoradi the regional capital. It was built in the early 1960s by the then president of the country Kwame Nkrumah. There are about three general plans for the buildings in the town. The houses were built by the State Housing Cooperation. Effiakuma is the forty-seventh most populous in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 35,094 people. [1] On the outskirts of the town is the Effiakuma Zongo.

In March 2011 many Mossi Muslims who fled the conflict in Ivory Coast took refuge in the town. [2]

Boundary

The town is bounded to the west and North by Takoradi, to the east by Effia, to the south by Anaji.

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References

  1. 1 2 "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
  2. Mossi refugees besiege Effiakuma. modernghana.com.