Shai Osudoku District

This article is about the district. For the constituency, see Shai-Osudoku.

Shai-Osudoku District
District
Districts of Greater Accra Region
Shai-Osudoku District Location of Shai-Osudoku District within Greater Accra
Coordinates: 5°37′31.99″N 0°5′23.82″W
Country	Ghana
Region	Greater Accra
Capital	Dodowa
Government
• District Executive	Clifford Manu
Area
• Total	1,522 km^2 (588 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	105,610[1]
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
Website	Official Website

Shai Osudoku District is one of the twenty-nine districts in Greater Accra Region, Ghana.^[2] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Dangme West District in 1988, which was created from the former Dangme District Council, until the southern part of the district was split off to create Ningo-Prampram District on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Shai-Osudoku District. The Shai Osudoku District Assembly^[3] is located in the eastern part of Greater Accra Region and has Dodowa as its capital town, which is about 39 km from the regional capital, Accra.

Notable places

The main festival of the Shai Osudoku District is the Ngmayem festival. Notable tourist attraction found in the district are the Chenku Water Falls, Dodowa Forest, Shai Osudoku District Hospital, Asutsuare Rice Farms, Exotics Banana Farm and Shai Hills Resource Reserve. The Stone Lodge which serves visitors to the district is located at Osuwem Junction.

There are other notable institutions like Dodowa Health Research Centre, The Forest Hotel and the Shai Osudoku District Hospital.

See also

• Eleme

External links

• "Districts of Ghana". Statoids.
• GhanaDistricts.com
• Towns In This District - GhanaDistricts.com

References

1. "Ghana Statistical Services". www.statsghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
2. "Shai Osudoku District". Dangme West District. Shai Osudoku District. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
3. "Home | SHAI-OSUDOKU DISTRICT ASSEMBLY". www.soda.gov.gh. Retrieved 2021-12-15.

5°37′31.99″N 0°5′23.82″W