Tema Traditional Council

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Tema Traditional Council is the traditional authority of the Ga people in the Tema area of Ghana, overseeing customary governance, culture, and chieftaincy affairs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chieftaincy institution
Customary authority
Traditional council
associatedWithCity Tema NERFINISHED
ceremonialFunction organization of traditional festivals in Tema area
performance of traditional rites and rituals
continent Africa
cooperatesWith Tema Metropolitan Assembly NERFINISHED
country Ghana
culturalEventInvolvement Homowo celebrations in the Tema area
culturalHeritage Ga customs
Ga-Dangme heritage
ethnicGroupRepresented Ga people NERFINISHED
Ga-Dangme NERFINISHED
function endorsement of community development initiatives
maintenance of traditional leadership hierarchy
mediation in land and boundary disputes
governanceStructure council of chiefs and elders
governs Ga communities in and around Tema
governsTypeOfArea urban traditional area
hasAuthorityOver sub-chiefs in the Tema traditional area
hasJurisdictionOver Tema traditional area NERFINISHED
hasLeaderTitle Tema Mantse NERFINISHED
languageOfAdministration English
Ga NERFINISHED
legalBasis Chieftaincy Act of Ghana NERFINISHED
locatedIn Tema NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Greater Accra Region NERFINISHED
oversees chieftaincy affairs in the Tema area
customary governance in the Tema area
traditional cultural practices in the Tema area
partOf Ghanaian chieftaincy system
recognizedBy Government of Ghana NERFINISHED
National House of Chiefs (Ghana) NERFINISHED
region Greater Accra Region NERFINISHED
religiousAndCulturalRole protection of sacred sites and shrines in the Tema area
role advising state authorities on traditional matters in Tema
custodianship of stool lands
installation and destoolment of chiefs
preservation of Ga customs and traditions
settlement of customary disputes
subjectTo National House of Chiefs regulations
traditionalRegion Ga State NERFINISHED
typeOfLawApplied customary law

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Tema (Ga) governedBy Tema Traditional Council