Madina, Ghana

Madina
Madina Market in Accra
Madina Market in Accra
Madina is located in Ghana
Madina
Madina
Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 5°41′0″N 0°10′0″W / 5.68333°N 0.16667°W / 5.68333; -0.16667
Country Ghana
RegionGreater Accra Region
DistrictLa Nkwantanang Madina Municipal District
Population
 (2012)
 • Total137,162[1]
 Ranked 12th in Ghana
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)GMT

Madina is a suburb of Accra and in the La Nkwantanang Madina Municipal District, a district in the Greater Accra Region[2] of southeastern Ghana.[3] Madina is next to the University of Ghana and houses the Institute of Local Government. Madina is the twelfth most populous settlement in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 137,162 people.[1] History has it that Madina was established by people from different ethnic backgrounds and some foreigners led by Alhaji Seidu Kardo.[4] Madina is contained in the Madina electoral constituency of the republic of Ghana. It shares borders with Adentan Municipal on the west, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly to the South and the Akwapim South District.[5] to the north.

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  2. ^ "Six-year-old girl rescued from Alajo storm drain - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  3. ^ Touring Ghana - Greater Accra Region Archived 2012-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "The Real Story Behind The Town, Madina". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  5. ^ "Education – LaNMMA". Retrieved 2022-09-05.