Lashibi

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Lashibi
Town
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Lashibi
Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 5°41′4″N0°2′17″W / 5.68444°N 0.03806°W / 5.68444; -0.03806
Country Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Region Greater Accra Region
Population
 (2012)
  Total78,539 [1]
 Ranked 21st in Ghana
Time zone GMT
  Summer (DST) GMT

Lashibi is a town in the Greater Accra Region of southeastern Ghana near the capital Accra. [2] [3] [4] Lashibi is the twentieth-largest settlement in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 78,539 people. [1]

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  2. Touring Ghana – Greater Accra Region Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine . touringghana.com.
  3. ""Let's make Accra work": Regional Minister and AMA remove illegal structures and encroachers on Graphic Road - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. "Afienya, Ashaiman, Katamanso and other areas in Accra to have interrupted supply - Water Company - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

Coordinates: 5°41′4″N0°2′17″W / 5.68444°N 0.03806°W / 5.68444; -0.03806