Cantonments is an affluent suburb of the

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ian city

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, in the La Dade Kotopon Municipal District, a

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in the

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Overview

The Cantonments area was intended to become a military quarters under the British Colonial government, in the Gold Coast, now Ghana. However, it was upgraded to become a modern planned residential settlement. Most of the homes in the area have three to four bedrooms and are often occupied by the wealthy, academics or government officials. Many diplomatic missions in the country are in the Cantonments area including the U.S. Embassy. The Flower Pot interchange was constructed to ease traffic to Cantonments.

Healthcare

The Cantonments Hospital, Police Hospital and the Health care center & Clinic of Contonments are the

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institutions that are located in Cantonments.

Schools

The following schools are in Cantonments, Accra. * New Horizon Special School * National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) * Ghana International School *

St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School is a Ghanaian Public school (government funded), public day senior high school for boys in the Osu, Accra, Osu district of Accra in the Greater Accra Region. It was established in 1952. The school is curren ...

* Morning Star School * Christ the King International School

References

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