Ga Traditional Area

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Ga Traditional Area is the traditional homeland and cultural jurisdiction of the Ga people centered around coastal Accra in Ghana.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ga traditional area 2
Ga Traditional Area canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
traditional area
capital Accra
colonialHistoryWith British Gold Coast colony
linked to: British Gold Coast
country Ghana
culturalJurisdictionOver Ga people
ethnicGroup Ga people
governedBy Ga Mantse
hasChieftaincyInstitution Ga chieftaincy
hasConflictType chieftaincy disputes
hasCulturalFood kpokpoi
hasCulturalInstitution Ga Traditional Council
clan houses (we) of the Ga people
hasCulturalMusic kpanlogo
linked to: kpanlogo dance

obonu drumming
hasCulturalPractice libation pouring
traditional drumming and dancing
twin festivals
hasCustomaryLaw Ga customary law
hasEconomicActivity fishing
services sector
trading
hasFestival Homowo festival
hasLanguage Ga language
hasMajorFestivalSeason August
September
hasReligion Ga traditional religion
hasSubArea Ga Central
Ga East
Ga Mashie
Ga West
La
Nungua
Osu
Tema
Teshie
hasTitleHolder Ga Mantse
hasTraditionalCouncil Ga Traditional Council
hasUrbanCenter Jamestown
Usshertown
historicallyInhabitedSince pre-colonial era
locatedIn Accra
Greater Accra Region
locatedOn Gulf of Guinea coast
linked to: Guinea Coast
partOf Accra Metropolitan Area
linked to: Accra
recognizedBy Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs of Ghana
National House of Chiefs of Ghana
traditionalAuthorityOver Ga people
usesSuccessionSystem patrilineal succession in many stools

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Ga Mashie alsoKnownAs Ga Traditional Area
King of the Ga jurisdiction Ga traditional area
linked to: Ga Traditional Area
Ga Mantse jurisdiction Ga traditional area
linked to: Ga Traditional Area