Kasoa

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Kasoa is a rapidly growing urban town in southern Ghana that serves as a major residential and commercial hub on the outskirts of Accra.

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Kasoa canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
urban area
administrativeStatus municipal capital of Awutu Senya East
characteristic peri-urban settlement
rapidly growing
climate tropical savanna climate
country Ghana
demographicTrend in-migration from other parts of Ghana
distanceToAccraApprox about 30 km west of central Accra
economicActivity informal sector businesses
retail trade
transport services
function market center
governingBody Awutu Senya East Municipal District
surface form: Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly
growthDriver housing demand from Accra workers
spillover from Accra’s expansion
hasFeature bus and trotro stations
busy central market
hasInfrastructure public transport terminals
urban road network
hasLanguage Akan
English
Ga
hasService health facilities
markets
schools
landUse mixed residential and commercial
locatedIn Central Region, Ghana
southern Ghana
locatedNear Accra
nearbyCity Accra
nearbyTown Buduburam
Weija
partOf Awutu Senya East Municipal District
regionCapitalDistanceRelation west of Cape Coast–Accra corridor
regionType Greater Accra Region
surface form: Greater Accra metropolitan area fringe
roadConnection Accra–Cape Coast highway
role commercial hub
residential hub
settlementType dormitory town for Accra
subdivisionType municipal district
timeZone GMT
Greenwich Mean Time
transportRole commuter town for Accra
urbanization high population growth
utcOffset +0

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