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Effiakuma

Coordinates: 4°55′26″N 1°45′44″W / 4.92389°N 1.76222°W / 4.92389; -1.76222
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Effiakuma
Effiakuma is located in Ghana
Effiakuma
Effiakuma
Location of Effiakuma in Western Region
Coordinates: 4°55′26″N 1°45′44″W / 4.92389°N 1.76222°W / 4.92389; -1.76222
Country Ghana
Region Western Region
DistrictStma District
Population
 (2013)
 • Total
35,094[1]
 Ranked 47th in Ghana
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)GMT

Effiakuma is a residential town in the Western region of Ghana. It is about 10 kilometres from Takoradi, the regional capital. It was built in the early 1960s by the then-president of Kwame Nkrumah. There are about three general plans for the buildings in the town. The State Housing Corporation built the houses. Effiakuma is the forty-seventh most populous town in Ghana, with a population of 35,094 people.[1] On the outskirts of the town is the Effiakuma Zongo.

In March 2011, many Mossi Muslims who fled the conflict in Ivory Coast took refuge in the town.[2]

Boundary

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The town is bounded to the west and North by Takoradi, to the east by Effia, and to the south by Anaji.

References

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  1. ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
  2. ^ Mossi refugees besiege Effiakuma. modernghana.com.