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Labadi, also known as La, is a
Labadi is located along the coast of the
Labadi, also known as La, is a Peri-urban
Peri-urbanisation relates to the processes of scattered and dispersive urban growth that create hybrid landscapes of fragmented and mixed urban and rural characteristics.
Origin
The expression originates from the French word ' ("peri-urban" ...
town in La Dade Kotopon Municipal District
La Dade Kotopon Municipal District is one of the twenty-nine districts in Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Accra Metropolitan District in 1988 (later as a sub-metropolitan district council on 2003), ...
in the Greater Accra Region
The Greater Accra Region has the smallest area of Ghana's 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of 3,245 square kilometres. This is 1.4 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. It is the second most populated region, befor ...
of Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...
.
Location
Labadi is located along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Afr ...
. Its distance by road from Kotoka International Airport
Kotoka International Airport is an international airport in Accra, the capital of Ghana. The airport is operated by Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), which has its offices on the airport property. It is the sole international airport in ...
is 7.11 kilometers (3.04 miles). It is bounded by Osu to the west and Teshie
Teshie is a coastal town in the Ledzokuku Municipal District, a district in the Greater Accra Region of southeastern Ghana. Teshie is the ninth most populous settlement in Ghana, with a population of 171,875 people.
Politics
Teshie is in t ...
to the east.
Politics
Labadi is in the Dade Kotopon constituency, led by Rita Naa Odoley Sowah of the National Democratic Congress. She succeededVincent Sowah Odotei
Vincent Sowah Odotei is a Ghanaian politician and the Member of Parliament of La Dadekotopon in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party was the deputy minister for communications in Ghana until his appointmen ...
, a member of the New Patriotic Party
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, leader = Nana Akufo-Addo
, chairman = Stephen Ayensu Ntim
Stephen Ntim elected NPP National Chairman on fifth attempt http://www.gna.org.gh/1.2152672 ...
. who also succeeded Nii Amasah Namoale
Nii Amasah Namoale (born July 14, 1958) is a Ghanaian politician who served as member of parliament for Dadekotopon constituency in the Greater Accra region of Ghana from 7 January 2009 to 7 January 2017.
Early life and education
Namoale w ...
of the National Democratic Congress.
Notable Labadians
* Rita Naa Odoley Sowah; Politician former MCE of La Dade kotopon Municipal Assembly (LADMA) and member of parliament ofLa Dade kotopon
La Dade Kotopon is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The Dade Kotopon constituency is located in the Greater Accra Region o ...
Constituency.
References