Nkroful
Nkroful | |
|---|---|
District Capital | |
  Nkroful Location of Nkroful in Western Region, South Ghana | |
| Coordinates: 4°57′50″N 2°19′20″W / 4.96389°N 2.32222°W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region | Western Region |
| District | Ellembelle District |
| Elevation | 71 m (233 ft) |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Nkroful is a village and the capital of the Ellembelle District in the Western Region of Ghana, located near Axim in the Nzema East Municipal. The village is the birthplace of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president.[1][2]
History
[edit]The village of Nkroful was once under the Western Nzema Kingdom, which dates back to 1470. It is now under the Eastern Nzema Traditional Area. Kwesie Kutuah was the first known chief of the village in 1911.[3][4]
As of 2023, the family head of Nkroful is Abusuapanyinli Senza Erzah and the Chief of Nkroful is Nana Kwasi Kutuah V.[5]
Geography
[edit]Location
[edit]Nkroful stands inland 5 km (3 miles) from the coastal highway, from the Essiama town junction turnoff.[1]
Climate
[edit]The village lies in the semi-equatorial climatic zone of West Africa. It experiences all-year round rainfall with the high amounts occurring between May and June.[2]
Education
[edit]The village only have one senior high school, Nkroful Agricultural Senior High School, which was established in 1972.[6]
Nkrumah Mausoleum
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Initially being buried in Guinea, Nkrumah was buried in Nkroful on 9 July 1972 at the original Nkrumah Mausoleum and monument.[8] His remains were later lay to rest at the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum in Accra in 1992.[9][1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Nkroful - Ghana West Coast. ghanawestcoast.com.
- ^ a b "2010 Ellembelle District Census" (PDF). Ghana Statistical Service. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Hunter-gatherers data sheet - Nzema People" (PDF). University of Missouri. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Safegrauding Nzema History (PDF) (Report). Endangered Archives Programme. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "We need hospital, potable water, good roads - Nkroful residents cry to government". GhanaWeb. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Nkroful Agric. Senior High". GhanaHighSchools.com. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Kwame Nkrumah Built A Mud House For His Mother In Nkroful; Where He Slept When He Visited Still Stands". yen.com.gh. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Ghana Burial Set As Guinea Returns Body of Nkrumah". The New York Times. 8 July 1972. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Kwame Nkrumah Resource Guide: Kwame Nkrumah Biography". The New York Public Library. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
