Nkroful is a village and the capital of the Ellembelle District in the Western Region of

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, located near

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in the Nzema East Municipal. The village is the birthplace of

Kwame Nkrumah Francis Kwame Nkrumah (, 21 September 1909 – 27 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He served as Prime Minister of the Gold Coast (British colony), Gold Coast from 1952 until 1957, when it gained ...

, Ghana's first president.Nkroful - Ghana West Coast
''ghanawestcoast.com''.

History

The village of Nkroful was once under the Western Nzema Kingdom, which dates back to 1470. It is now under the Eastern Nzema Traditional Area. Kwesie Kutuah was the first known chief of the village in 1911. As of 2023, the family head of Nkroful is Abusuapanyinli Senza Erzah and the Chief of Nkroful is Nana Kwasi Kutuah V.

Geography

Location

Nkroful stands inland 5 km (3 miles) from the coastal highway, from the

Essiama Essiama is a town near Axim in the Nzema East Municipal District, a district in the Western Region of Ghana. Beaches Essiama has some of the best beaches in Ghana which serves as a source of entertainment for incoming tourists Tourism is ...

town junction turnoff.

Climate

The village lies in the semi-equatorial climatic zone of

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. It experiences all-year round rainfall with the high amounts occurring between May and June.

Education

The village only have one

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, Nkroful Agricultural Senior High School, which was established in 1972.

Nkrumah Mausoleum

Initially being buried in

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, Nkrumah was buried in Nkroful on 9 July 1972 at the original Nkrumah

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and

monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical ...

. His remains were later lay to rest at the

Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Mausoleum is located in downtown Accra, the capital of Ghana. Over the years, the park has attracted visitors from around the world, with an annual count of approximately 98,000 individuals who visit to pay h ...

in Accra in 1992.

References

{{Ghana district capitals, state=collapsed Populated places in the Western Region (Ghana)