Effiduase | |
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Location of Mampong within Ashanti | |
Coordinates: 6°50′33.36″N1°23′51.69″W / 6.8426000°N 1.3976917°W | |
Sovereign state | Ghana |
Region | Ashanti |
District | Sekyere East |
Government | |
• Chief | Nana Adu Ameyaw II |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | GMT |
Effiduase is a town and is the capital of Sekyere East, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The Effiduase is known for the Effiduase Secondary Commercial School now Effiduase Senior High School and effiduasi senior high technical school. [1] The Effiduase Secondary Commercial School is a second cycle institution. [1] The Effiduase chief is Nana Adu Ameyaw II, Chief of the Ashanti sub-traditional council. [2] Effiduase is made up of mostly traders. Effiduase is the district capital of Skyere East District. Effiduase houses the biggest hospital in its Sekyere East district. [2] [3] [4]
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6°50′33.36″N1°23′51.69″W / 6.8426000°N 1.3976917°W