Shai Osudoku District is one of the twenty-nine districts in
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 ...
,
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 the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger
Dangme West District
Dangme West District is a former district that was located in Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the former Dangme District Council. However on 28 June 2012, it was spl ...
in 1988, which was created from the former
Dangme District
Dangme District is a former district council that was located in Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1975. However on 1988, it was split off into two new district assemblies: Dangme East District (ca ...
Council, until the southern part of the district was split off to create
Ningo-Prampram District on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Shai-Osudoku District. The Shai Osudoku District Assembly
is located in the eastern part of Greater Accra Region and has
Dodowa
Dodowa is a town located in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, it is the district capital of Dangme West district, now Shai Osudoku District.
The city is 39 km from the capital city, Accra. The notable tourist site found there is the Dodowa ...
as its capital town, which is about 39 km from the regional capital, Accra.
Notable places
The main festival of the Shai Osudoku District is the
Ngmayem festival. Notable tourist attraction found in the district are the
Chenku Water Falls,
Dodowa Forest
Dodowa Forest is a tourist site attraction at Dodowa in the Shai Osudoku District in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
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Shai Hills Resource Reserve The Stone Lodge which serves visitors to the district is located at Osuwem Junction.
There are other notable institutions lik
Dodowa Health Research Centre The Forest Hotel and the
Shai Osudoku District Hospital.
See also
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Eleme
External links
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GhanaDistricts.comTowns In This District - GhanaDistricts.com
References
Districts of Greater Accra Region
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