Teshie

E182924

Teshie is a coastal suburban town in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, known for its vibrant Ga culture, fishing community, and annual Homowo and Kpeshie festivals.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Teshie canonical 5
Teshie New Town 1
Teshie Old Town 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf suburb
town
celebrates Homowo
Kpeshie
country Ghana
hasClimate tropical savanna climate
hasCulturalPractice Ga chieftaincy rites
fishing rites
traditional drumming and dancing
hasEconomicActivity artisanal work
petty trading
hasEducationalInstitutionType basic schools
secondary schools
hasEthnicGroup Ga people
hasFestival Homowo
Kpeshie
hasFestivalType harvest festival
hasLanguage English
Ga
hasNeighbourhood Teshie self-linksurface differs
surface form: Teshie New Town

Teshie self-linksurface differs
surface form: Teshie Old Town

Teshie self-linksurface differs
surface form: Teshie-Nungua Estate
hasNeighbouringTown La
Nungua
Tema
hasPostalRegion Greater Accra Region
surface form: Greater Accra
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity fishing
hasReligion African traditional religion
Christianity
Islam
hasTraditionalArea Teshie Traditional Council
surface form: Teshie Traditional Area
hasTraditionalAuthority Teshie Mantse
hasTraditionalCouncil Teshie Traditional Council
hasTransportConnection Accra
surface form: Accra central business district

Tema
hasTransportMode taxis
trotro minibuses
isCoastal true
knownFor Ga culture
Homowo festival
Kpeshie festival
fishing community
locatedIn Accra
surface form: Accra Metropolitan Area

Greater Accra Region
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Guinea
partOf Greater Accra Region
surface form: Greater Accra conurbation
regionCapitalNearby Accra

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ga people subgroup Teshie
Teshie hasNeighbourhood Teshie self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Teshie-Nungua Estate
Teshie hasNeighbourhood Teshie self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Teshie Old Town
Teshie hasNeighbourhood Teshie self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Teshie New Town
Nungua hasNeighbour Teshie
Ga-Adangbe settlementArea Teshie