Gbawe
Appearance
Gbawe | |
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Town | |
![]() Neighborhood in New Gbawe | |
Coordinates:5°34′36″N0°18′39″W/ 5.57667°N 0.31083°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Greater Accra Region |
District | Ga South Municipal Assembly |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 74,403[1] |
Ranked 23rd in Ghana | |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | GMT |
Gbaweis a town in theGreater Accra Regionof southeasternGhananear the capitalAccra.[2][3]Gbawe is the twenty-third largestsettlementin Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 74,403 people.[1]Gbawe is located a few kilometres west of Accra in theGa South Municipal Assembly.At the Ghana census of 26 March 2000, the population was 28,989 inhabitants living in the Town. Projections of 1 January 2007 estimated the population to be 52,910 inhabitants. In the census of 1984, only 837 residents were listed, and in 1970 it was the 608th largestsettlementin Ghana. The Town was founded more than 100 years ago. Today the Town has a more rural structure in the large-scale marked suburban development areas.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abc"World Gazetteer online".World-gazetteer. Archived fromthe originalon 11 January 2012.
- ^Touring Ghana – Greater Accra RegionArchived11 April 2012 at theWayback Machine.touringghana.
- ^"2 Salesmen jailed 5 years for stealing GH¢96,000 from company".Graphic Online.Retrieved22 May2021.