Winneba

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Winneba is a town and the capital of Effutu Municipal District in Central Region of South Ghana. Winneba has a population of . Winneba, traditionally known as Simpa, is a historic fishing port in south Ghana, lying on the south coast, 90 mi 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 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, Kwamena Gyarteh Ayirebi-Gyan with the support of a large youthful militia 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, clans, diseases or want of food.

Industry and culture

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The main industries of Winneba are fishing and services. Winneba is known for the Aboakyer 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

Main article: Fancy Dress Festival

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 as number four and Royals as number 5.

Main article: Aboakyer festival

Aboakyer festival is a bushbuck hunting festival celebrated by the people of Winneba in the Central Region of Ghana. 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 coasts. 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

|location = Winneba |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |Jan high F = 91.4 |Feb high F = 90.1 |Mar high F = 89.4 |Apr high F = 88.0 |May high F = 93.9 |Jun high F = 85.3 |Jul high F = 82.9 |Aug high F =84.2 |Sep high F = 84.9 |Oct high F = 87.1 |Nov high F =90.5 |Dec high F = 107.6 |year high F =107.6 |Jan low F = 55.9 |Feb low F = 56.5 |Mar low F = 53.4 |Apr low F = 51.4 |May low F = 58.1 |Jun low F = 56.3 |Jul low F = 59.9 |Aug low F = 57.6 |Sep low F = 54.9 |Oct low F = 62.2 |Nov low F = 60.2 |Dec low F = 53.8 |year low F = 53.4 |Jan precipitation inch = 0.6 |Feb precipitation inch = 0.3 |Mar precipitation inch = 0.4 |Apr precipitation inch = 1.5 |May precipitation inch = 8.7 |Jun precipitation inch = 2.6 |Jul precipitation inch = 1.5 |Aug precipitation inch = 0.3 |Sep precipitation inch = 1.0 |Oct precipitation inch = 2.3 |Nov precipitation inch = 0.2 |Dec precipitation inch = 0.9 |year precipitation inch = 20.3 |source 1 = Meoweather.com |url =http://www.meoweather.com/history/Ghana/na/5.3333333/-0.6166667/Winneba.html# |title = Winneba Weather Averages |publisher= Meoweather |year=2013 Retrieved 21 June 2013. |date=June 2013

Sister cities

List of sister cities of Winneba, designated by Sister Cities International: ::data[format=table]

CountryCityCounty / District / Region / StateDateRef.
United StatesUSABirmingham, AL[[File:Flag of Alabama.svg
United StatesUSACharlottesville, VA[[File:Flag of Virginia.svg
United StatesUSALowell, MA[[File:Flag of Massachusetts.svg
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Personalities

Notable Institutions

References

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