Winneba is a town and the capital of

Effutu Municipal District Effutu Municipal District is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and s ...

in Central Region of South

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

. Winneba has a population of . Winneba, traditionally known as ''Simpa'', is a historic

fishing port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Hamburg, Manche ...

in south Ghana, lying on the south coast, east of Cape Coast. The current member of parliament is Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin.

History

From pre-colonial times through the establishment of the

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...

colony the Gold Coast, (Effutu) Winneba served as a port town. Fort Winneba was built here. The people of Winneba ( Efutu) were led by their fearless spiritual leader and

warrior A warrior is a guardian specializing in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal society, tribal or clan-based warrior culture society that recognizes a separate warrior aristocracy, social class, class, or caste. History ...

, Kwamena Gyarteh Ayirebi-Gyan with the support of a large youthful

militia A militia ( ) is a military or paramilitary force that comprises civilian members, as opposed to a professional standing army of regular, full-time military personnel. Militias may be raised in times of need to support regular troops or se ...

called the Asafo Groups made up of both men and women. He ensured that his people were well protected from external attacks by other migrating families,

clan A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, a clan may claim descent from a founding member or apical ancestor who serves as a symbol of the clan's unity. Many societie ...

s, diseases or want of

food Food is any substance consumed by an organism for Nutrient, nutritional support. Food is usually of plant, animal, or Fungus, fungal origin and contains essential nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats, protein (nutrient), proteins, vitamins, ...

Industry and culture

The main industries of Winneba are

fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment (Freshwater ecosystem, freshwater or Marine ecosystem, marine), but may also be caught from Fish stocking, stocked Body of water, ...

and services. Winneba is known for the Aboakyer

deer A deer (: deer) or true deer is a hoofed ruminant ungulate of the family Cervidae (informally the deer family). Cervidae is divided into subfamilies Cervinae (which includes, among others, muntjac, elk (wapiti), red deer, and fallow deer) ...

-hunting festival in and its New Year fancy dress carnival/masquerading festival. The town has a rich musical tradition and currently boasts of several renowned musical groups in the country, including the Winneba Youth Choir, the Osimpam Ompeh group, and the Akoo show Choir.

Education

Winneba Senior High School is the only major public secondary cycle educational institute available in this town. The University of Education, Winneba has its three main campus in Winneba (South Campus, Central Campus, and North Campus).

Festivals

Masquerade festival, popularly known as fancy dress, is held every new year among the people of Winneba. Its attracts a large number of tourists from around the world. It is the second most popular festival in Winneba. The festival is held in a football park at the North campus of the University of Education, Winneba by the five main masquerade groups. They come together and compete amongst themselves to select the winner for the trophy. These groups consist of Nobles as number one, Egya as number two, Tumus as number three and

Red Cross The organized International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a Humanitarianism, humanitarian movement with approximately 16million volunteering, volunteers, members, and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ...

as number four and Royals as number 5. ''Aboakyer festival'' is a bushbuck hunting festival celebrated by the people of Winneba in the Central Region of

. The name ''Aboakyer'' translates as 'hunting for game or animal in Fante dialect as spoken by the people of the Central region. The institution of the festival was to commemorate the migration of the ''Simpafo'' (the aboriginal name of the people of Winneba). The Aboakyer Festival is being celebrated by the people of Effutu, who were among the earliest settlers of Ghana, for an uncountable number of years. It sprang up when the Effutu people departed from Western Sudan and journeyed to the present town of Winneba in the Central Region of Ghana. They came with their god, known as Penkye Otu.

Neighborhoods

Winneba has a number of neighborhoods stretching from coastal areas to non-coastal areas. It also includes rural areas which provide farm power aside from the fishing activity employed by the inhabitants of the

coast A coast (coastline, shoreline, seashore) is the land next to the sea or the line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake. Coasts are influenced by the topography of the surrounding landscape and by aquatic erosion, su ...

s. Below are some of the well-known neighborhoods of Winneba.

Urban areas

* Winneba Junction * Lowcost * Yepemso * Nkwantanan * Kundum * Abasraba * Girls-Ase * Kojo-Beedu * Gyatakrom * Central Campus * North Campus * South Campus * Zongo * Sankor * Water-works * Sekegyano * Town Hall

Rural areas

* Essuekyir * Woarabeba * Gyaahadze * Osubonpanyin * Ateitu * Atakyedo * Gyangyanadze * Kookrom

Climate

Sister cities

List of

sister cities A sister city or a twin town relationship is International relations, a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there ar ...

of Winneba, designated by

Sister Cities International Sister Cities International (SCI) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) with the goal of facilitating partnerships between communities within the United States and other countries by establishing sister cities. Sister cities are agreements of ...

Personalities

* Alex Quaison-Sackey, Ghanaian diplomat * Mike Hammah, Former member of parliament for Effutu Municipal * Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, a current member of parliament for Effutu Municipal * Kojo Botsio, Ghanaian politician * Jacob Plange-Rhule, physician and academic * Sandra "Alexandrina" Don-Arthur, professional makeup artist and Vlogger

Notable Institutions

* University of Education, Winneba * Winneba Community Nursing Training College * Perez University College * Winneba Senior High School *Winneba School of Business * Winneba Vocational Training Institute * Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital * Winneba Fire Station *nyce fm *osimpam fm *Radio peace *Radio Windibay

References

External links

Ghana-pedia webpage - Winneba
{{Authority control Populated places in the Central Region (Ghana)