Kaneshie is a suburb in the

Accra Metropolitan district The Accra Metropolitan District is one of the 254 Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts in Ghana, and among the 26 such districts in the Greater Accra Region with a population of 284,124 as of 2021. As of March 2018, it spans an area of approxim ...

, a

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of the

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.Accra Metropolitan District
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, that is "Kane Shie Shie", meaning "under the lamp" referring to its beginnings as a night market.

Education

Kaneshie is known for the

Kaneshie Secondary Technical School Kaneshie is a suburb in the Accra Metropolitan district, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The name was derived from a word in the Ga-Adangbe, that is "Kane Shie Shie", meaning "under the lamp" referring to its beginnings as a nigh ...

. The school is a

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institution. Other Educational establishments in and around Kaneshie include; *

Accra Academy Accra Academy is a Single-sex education, boys' high school located at Bubuashie near Kaneshie in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. It admits both boarding and day students. Founded as a private school in 1931, it gained the status of a Government ...

* Grace Prep. School * St. Theresa Catholic School * KA Awudome Cluster of Schools * Prince of Peace International School * Rev. J.T Clegg Mem. Methodist School * Winston-Salem Prep. Sch. * Starward Prep. Sch. * Jahrock Prep. Sch.

Healthcare

* The Eden Family Hospital is located in Kaneshie * Cocoa Clinic * Holy Trinity Hospital * Kaneshie Polyclinic * Lighthouse Medical Mission Hospital and Fertility Centre * Greenhand Hospital

Notable places

* Kaneshie market *

Azumah Nelson Sports Complex Azumah Nelson Sports Complex, also known as Kaneshie Sports Complex, is a multi-use stadium in Accra, Ghana. The stadium was originally built during the era of the Supreme Military Council under General Acheampong in the 1970s. It was used most ...

* Awudome Cemetery * Zoozoo Restaurant * Ga Mantse (Chief) Palace * The Qodesh (Lighthouse Chapel) * St. Theresa Catholic Church * Rev. Joseph Thomas Clegg Mem. Methodist Church * Accra Academy * Accra Wesley Girls High School * Kaneshie Senior High School * Honest Cheff * Papaye Restaurant * Cocoa Clinic * Greenhand Hospital *Solid Rock Chapel International

References

External links

Kaneshie - Google Map
Populated places in the Accra Metropolitan District {{GreaterAccra-geo-stub