Buduburam
E693636
Buduburam is a town in Ghana best known for hosting a large refugee settlement, particularly for Liberian refugees, and has grown into a diverse suburban community.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeAreaType | settlement ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| distanceFromAccra | about 44 kilometers west ⓘ |
| governedAs | part of local district assembly ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Buduburam Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDemographicCharacteristic |
mixed Ghanaian and non-Ghanaian residents
ⓘ
significant Liberian diaspora ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
informal sector work
ⓘ
petty trading ⓘ transport services ⓘ |
| hasEducationalFacilityType |
basic schools
ⓘ
secondary schools ⓘ |
| hasHousingType |
compound houses
ⓘ
self-built structures ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureType |
community centers
ⓘ
health clinics ⓘ markets ⓘ |
| hasPopulationType | mixed refugee and host community ⓘ |
| hasRefugeeStatusChanges | local integration and repatriation programs for Liberians ⓘ |
| hasReligiousInstitutionType |
churches
ⓘ
mosques ⓘ |
| hasSettlementDevelopment | evolved into permanent community ⓘ |
| hasSettlementOrigin | refugee camp ⓘ |
| hasSocialIssue |
infrastructure constraints
ⓘ
limited access to formal employment ⓘ refugee integration challenges ⓘ |
| hostedRefugeesFrom |
Liberia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ other West African countries ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Liberian refugees
ⓘ
diverse suburban community ⓘ refugee settlement ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Region, Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gomoa East District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnTransportCorridor | Accra–Cape Coast road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gomoa traditional area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageSpoken |
Akan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ Liberian English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refugeeCampEstablishedBy | Ghanaian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refugeeCampEstablishedIn | 1990 ⓘ |
| refugeeCampSupportedBy | UNHCR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | suburban area ⓘ |
| timezone | GMT ⓘ |
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