Ga traditional area

E701144

The Ga traditional area is the indigenous homeland and cultural jurisdiction of the Ga people in and around Accra, Ghana, encompassing their chieftaincy, customs, and festivals.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ga Mashie traditional area 1
Ga traditional area canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural jurisdiction
indigenous homeland
traditional area
borderedBy Dangme traditional area
country Ghana
ethnicGroup Ga people
governedAs traditional authority area
governedBy Ga Mantse
hasCapital Accra
hasCenter Accra
hasClanSystem patrilineal clans
hasCulturalHeritage Ga royal stools
clan houses
sacred shrines
hasCulturalPractice funeral rites
outdooring of babies
traditional marriage rites
twin rites
hasCustom chieftaincy
libation pouring
traditional dance
traditional drumming
hasEconomicActivity fishing
trading
urban services
hasFestival Asafotu Yam festival
Homowo festival
Odwira festival
hasInstitution Ga Traditional Council
hasLanguage Ga language
hasReligion African traditional religion
Christianity
Islam
hasSubArea Ga East
Ga Mashie
Ga South
Ga West
La
Nungua
Osu
Tema
Teshie
hasTitle Ga Mantse
indigenousTo Ga people
locatedIn Accra
Ghana
Greater Accra Region
partOf Ga-Dangme cultural area
linked to: Ga-Dangme area
recognizedBy Government of Ghana

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Ga Mantse governanceDomain Ga traditional area
subject linked to: Ga Mantse (Ga king)
Bukom area culturalIdentity Ga Mashie traditional area
linked to: Ga traditional area