Bukom area

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Bukom area is a historic coastal neighborhood in Accra, Ghana, renowned as a traditional Ga community and a cradle of many of the country’s most famous boxers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal settlement
historic district
neighborhood
adjacentTo Jamestown, Accra
linked to: Old Accra

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coastType Atlantic Ocean coast
country Ghana
culturalIdentity Ga Mashie traditional area
linked to: Ga traditional area
demographicCharacteristic predominantly Ga population
economicActivity artisanal fishing
informal trade
ethnicGroup Ga people
governedBy Accra Metropolitan Assembly
hasCulturalHeritage Ga chieftaincy institutions
Ga dance
Ga traditional music
Homowo festival celebrations
linked to: Homowo festival
hasFacility Bukom Boxing Arena
hasLanguage Ga language
hasNotableResident Alfred Kotey
Azumah Nelson
Bastie Samir
Bukom Banku
David Kotey "D.K. Poison"
Ike Quartey
Joshua Clottey
hasSport boxing
hasTraditionalAuthority Ga Mantse (Ga king)
heritageStatus historic core of Accra
knownFor boxing culture
fishing community
producing professional boxers
traditional Ga festivals
locatedIn Accra
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Greater Accra Region
locatedInTimeZone Greenwich Mean Time
locatedOn Gulf of Guinea
partOf Ga Mashie
Old Accra
religion Christianity
traditional Ga religion
sportsIdentity cradle of Ghanaian boxing
urbanClassification inner-city neighborhood

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Ga Mashie hasLandmark Bukom area