Half Assini
Half Assini
Awiane Nzema | |
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Municipality Capital | |
  Half Assini Location in Ghana | |
| Coordinates: 5°03′N 2°53′W / 5.050°N 2.883°W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region | Western Region |
| District | Jomoro District |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Half Assini, also known as Awiane, is a small town and is the capital of Jomoro Municipality, a Municipality in the Western Region of Ghana. It is the hometown of Kwame Nkrumah's father and Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana had attended elementary school at Half Assini. It's closer to the western border of Ghana, it's a town with many tourist sites. One of Half Assini's chiefs, Anthony Kwaw, was best friends with Ghana's first president in school.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ Jomoro District
- ^ Touring Ghana - Western Region Archived 2012-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
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