Ashaiman

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Ashaiman
Ashiaman
Town & District Capital
Ashaiman is located in Ghana
Ashaiman
Ashaiman
Location of Ashaiman in Greater Accra Region
Coordinates: 5°42′N 0°02′W / 5.700°N 0.033°W / 5.700; -0.033Coordinates: 5°42′N 0°02′W / 5.700°N 0.033°W / 5.700; -0.033
CountryGhana
RegionGreater Accra Region
DistrictAshaiman Municipal District
Elevation
128 ft (39 m)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total298,841[1]
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)GMT
Postcode district
GB
Area code(s)030

Ashaiman (often wrongly spelled as "Ashiaman") is a large town in Greater Accra Region of South Ghana and is the capital of Ashaiman Municipal District, a district in Greater Accra Region.[2] Ashaiman has a well-known settlement population, estimated to number between some hundred thousands up to over one million people (298,841 inhabitants according to World Gazetter).[1]

Climate[]

Climate data for Ashaiman
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F — — — — 87 86 84 82 85 86 90 88 91
Average low °F 75 77 76 78 75 75 75 73 75 73 76 73 73
Average precipitation inches 0.3 0.4 1.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 3.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 0.2 52.0
Average high °C — — — — 31 30 29 28 29 30 32 31 33
Average low °C 24 25 24 26 24 24 24 23 24 23 24 23 23
Average precipitation mm 7.6 10 25 130 150 150 76 25 76 76 25 5.1 1,320
Source: Myweather2.com[3]

History[]

Ashaiman was founded by Nii Ashai after he had moved from Tema. Ashaiman is therefore named after him meaning Ashai's town."[4]

Ashaiman was greatly expanded by squatters who were building Tema and others who moved in to occupy government land.[5]

Ashaiman has grown to become one of the viable destinations for business because of the vast population that lives within the Constituency. Crime rate has declined vastly due to the influence of the current economic activities in the community.

Educational institutions[]

Ashaiman Senior High School was founded on September 1990 by the Provisional National Defence Council. The school began with 39 students and two teachers. Currently the school has a population of about 1,400 students and 104 teachers. Courses offered in the school include General Arts, General Science, Agriculture, Business and Visual Arts.[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012.
  2. ^ Greater Accra » Ashaiman Municipal district Archived 6 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "Ashaiman Weather Averages". Myweather2. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Spotlight on Ashaiman | Opinions 2008-11-08". 30 November 2001.
  5. ^ Tipple, Graham; Korboe, David; Garrod, Guy; Willis, Ken (May 1999). "Housing supply in Ghana: A study of Accra, Kumasi and Berekum". Progress in Planning. 51 (4): 255–324. doi:10.1016/S0305-9006(99)00002-1.
  6. ^ "Ashaiman SHS 25th Anniversary launched - News Ghana".
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