Dodowa

Dodowa
District Capital
Dodowa is located in Ghana
Dodowa
Dodowa
Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 5°53′N 0°7′E / 5.883°N 0.117°E / 5.883; 0.117
Country Ghana
RegionGreater Accra Region
DistrictDangme West District
Elevation
554 ft (169 m)

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.[1]

The city is 39 km from the capital city, Accra. The notable tourist site found there is the Dodowa Forest. They celebrate "Ngmayemi festival".[2] There is a Historical Forest where the Katamanso war ended. The Tsenku Waterfall[3] is located in the Historical Dodowa Forest.

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There is also the Dodowa Health Research Centre which majors in health related researches and implementation researches.

  1. ^ "15 farmers honoured at Dodowa". ghananewsagency.org. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  2. ^ "city (town): Dodowa: map, population, location". tiptopglobe.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Chenku Waterfall". chenku-waterfall.business.site. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  4. ^ "The State Of Tsenku Waterfalls In Dodowa". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-01-11.