Mamprobi

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Mamprobi
Country Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Region Greater Accra Region
District Accra Metropolitan
Time zone GMT
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Mamprobi is a town in the Accra Metropolitan district, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. [1] [2] It is located south of Lartebiokorshie, northeast of Old Dansoman and north of Chorkor. [3]

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References

  1. "Police Chief Visits Flooded Mamprobi Barracks – Daily Guide Ghana". www.dailyguideghana.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  2. "AMA warns toilet operators over newspaper usage". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  3. "Mamprobi". Mapcarta. Retrieved 2018-04-19.

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