Effiakuma

Effiakuma
Town
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
Country	Ghana
Region	Western Region
District	Stma District
Population  (2013)
• Total	35,094 [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 Kwame Nkrumah. There are about three general plans for the buildings in the town. The State Housing Corporation built the houses. Effiakuma is the forty-seventh most populous town in Ghana, 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, and to the south by Anaji.

References

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