Winneba

Winneba
Simpa
Town
North Campus of University of Education, Winneba
North Campus of University of Education, Winneba
Winneba is located 56 km (35 mi) west of Accra and 140 km (90 mi) east of Cape Coast
Winneba is located 56 km (35 mi) west of Accra and 140 km (90 mi) east of Cape Coast
Winneba is located in Ghana
Winneba
Winneba
Location of Winneba in Central region, South Ghana
Coordinates: 5°21′00″N 0°37′30″W / 5.35000°N 0.62500°W / 5.35000; -0.62500
CountryGhana
RegionCentral Region
DistrictEffutu Municipal District
Population
 (2013)
 • Total
55,331[1]
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)GMT

Winneba is a town and the capital of Effutu Municipal District in Central Region of South Ghana. Winneba has a population of 60,331.[1] Winneba, traditionally known as Simpa,[2] is a historic fishing port in south Ghana, lying on the south coast, 140 kilometres (90 mi) east of Cape Coast.[2][3][4] The current member of parliament is Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Central Region". Ghana Embassy in Japan. Retrieved 28 April 2006.
  3. ^ Kwesi Ewusi Brown, "Social Conflicts in Contemporary Effutu Festivals", 2005, Masters Thesis for Bowling Green State University, advisor Steven Cornelius, p. 1
  4. ^ Brown, 2005, pp. 2-3
  5. ^ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  6. ^ "EFUTU MP COMMISSIONS FIVE PROJECTS TO FOSTER DEVELOPMENT – Effutu Municipal Assembly". Retrieved 2024-11-12.