Abokobi

Abokobi
District Capital
Abokobi Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 5°44′N 0°12′W / 5.733°N 0.200°W / 5.733; -0.200
Country	Ghana
Region	Greater Accra Region
District	Ga East District
Elevation	230 ft (70 m)

German Missionary Station, 1870's

Abokobi is a small town and is the capital of Ga East district, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.^[1]

The settlement was founded in 1854 by missionaries of the "Basler Missionsgesellschaft" (Basel Mission) for Christian refugees, who had left Osu (the former Danish-Accra, around Christiansborg) after the British colonial government had bombarded Osu from the Sea in response to the refusal of the inhabitants to pay the newly introduced head tax.

Town structure

The town in under the jurisdiction of the Ga East District and is in the Abokobi-Madina constituency of the Ghana parliament.^[2]

References

↑ "ABOKOBI GREATER ACCRA REGION". ghana-net.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
↑ "Elections 2004. Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Ghana. p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-13.

District capitals in Ghana

Ashanti Region	Agona Ashanti Akomadan Asiwa Bekwai Effiduase Ejisu Ejura Ofoase-Kokoben Fomena Jacobu Juaso Kodie Konongo-Odumase Kumasi Kumawu Kuntanase Mampong Mamponteng Mankranso Manso Nkwanta New Edubiase Nkawie Nsuta Nyinahin Obuasi Offinso New Town Tepa

Brong-Ahafo Region	Atebubu Bechem Berekum Busunya Dormaa Ahenkro Drobo Duayaw Nkwanta Goaso Jema Kenyasi Kintampo Kukuom Kwame Danso Nkoranza Nsawkaw Odumase Sampa Sunyani Techiman Wamfie Wenchi Yeji

Central Region	Abura-Dunkwa Afransi Agona Swedru Ajumako Apam Assin Foso Awutu Breku Breman Asikuma Cape Coast Diaso Dunkwa-on-Offin Elmina Nsaba Nsuaem Kyekyewere Saltpond Twifo Praso Winneba

Eastern Region	Abetifi Adeiso Akim Oda Akim Swedru Akropong Asamankese Asesewa Atimpoku Begoro Donkorkrom Kade Kibi Koforidua Kwabeng Mpraeso New Abirem Nkawkaw Nsawam Ofoase Odumase Krobo Somanya Suhum

Greater Accra Region	Abokobi Accra Ada Foah Adenta East Amasaman Ashiaman Dodowa Tema Teshie-Nungua Weija

Northern Region	Bimbilla Bole Buipe Bunkpurugu Chereponi Damongo Gambaga Gushegu Karaga Kpandae Saboba Salaga Savelugu Sawla Tamale Tolon Walewale Wulensi Yendi Zabzugu

Upper East Region	Bawku Bolgatanga Bongo Garu Navrongo Paga Sandema Tongo Zebilla

Upper West Region	Funsi Gwollu Jirapa Lambussie Lawra Nadowli Tumu Wa Wechiau

Volta Region	Adidome Agortime-Kpetoe Akatsi Dambai Denu Dzodze Nkonya Ahenkro Ho Hohoe Jasikan Nkwanta Kadjebi Keta Kete Krachi Kpandu Kpassa Kpeve Sogakope

Western Region	Aboso Agona Nkwanta Asankragua Axim Bibiani Bogoso Daboase Ellembelle Enchi Essam Half Assini Juaboso Sefwi Akontombra Wiawso Sekondi Shama Takoradi Tarkwa Wassa-Akropong

Regional capitals in bold Regions of Ghana Districts of Ghana List of Settlements in Ghana

Coordinates: 5°44′N 0°12′W / 5.733°N 0.200°W / 5.733; -0.200

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