Nkroful
Village in Western Region, Ghana
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::summary Village in Western Region, Ghana ::
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| official_name | Nkroful |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | District Capital |
| pushpin_map | Ghana |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Nkroful in Western Region, South Ghana |
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| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Ghana |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Western Region |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Ellembelle District |
| unit_pref | Metric |
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| elevation_m | 71 |
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| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | GMT |
| timezone_DST | GMT |
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Nkroful is a village and the capital of the Ellembelle District in the Western Region of Ghana, located near Axim in the Nzema East Municipal. The village is the birthplace of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president.
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 town junction turnoff.
Climate
The village lies in the semi-equatorial climatic zone of West Africa. It experiences all-year round rainfall with the high amounts occurring between May and June.
Education
The village only have one senior high school, Nkroful Agricultural Senior High School, which was established in 1972.
Nkrumah Mausoleum
Initially being buried in Guinea, Nkrumah was buried in Nkroful on 9 July 1972 at the original Nkrumah Mausoleum and monument. His remains were later lay to rest at the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum in Accra in 1992.
References
References
- [http://www.ghanawestcoast.com/gwc/nkroful.php Nkroful - Ghana West Coast] {{Webarchive. link. (18 February 2015 . ''ghanawestcoast.com''.)
- "2010 Ellembelle District Census". Ghana Statistical Service.
- "Hunter-gatherers data sheet - Nzema People". University of Missouri.
- "Safegrauding Nzema History". Endangered Archives Programme.
- (2023-09-27). "We need hospital, potable water, good roads - Nkroful residents cry to government".
- "Nkroful Agric. Senior High".
- (1972-07-08). "Ghana Burial Set As Guinea Returns Body of Nkrumah". The New York Times.
- "Kwame Nkrumah Resource Guide: Kwame Nkrumah Biography". The New York Public Library.
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