Kade | |
|---|---|
  Kade Location of Kade in Eastern Region, Ghana  Kade Kade (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 06°05′N00°50′W / 6.083°N 0.833°W | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Eastern Region |
| Municipal | Kwaebibirem Municipality |
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 16,542 [1] |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Kade is a town and the capital of Kwaebibirem Municipal, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana. [2] Kade has a 2013 settlement population of 16,542 people. [1]
Kade is the location of an important placer mine, Kade is located 120 km from Accra. [2]
Kade is the terminus of a Ghana railway branch off the central line, built to serve the Kade mine. [2]
The football team KADE UNITED F/C is based in this town Kade
EDUCATION.
Kade senior high school is secondary located at kade.
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The railway stations in Ghana serve a rail network concentrated in the south of the country.
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