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On 3 October 2024, It was announced that a 190-bed capacity district hospital was going to be built at Ashaiman as part of Ghana's Agenda 111, a project aim to improve access to convectional healthcare. The project has a budget of US$ 12 million and is expect to be completed in late-2024.
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Most of the popular is religious coming in with 96.9% while the other 3.1% aren't affiliated with any religions. The biggest religions in the town are Christianity (approx. 80%), Islam (16.5%), and traditional religions (0.4%). Major Ethnic groups who lived in Ashaiman are the
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and it began with 39 students and two teachers. Currently the school has a population of about 1,400 students and 104 teachers. Courses offered in the school include General Arts, General Science, Agriculture, Business and Visual Arts.
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According to local belief, the name came from two Ga words: "Ashai", the first name of the man who had founded the town (Ibrahim Nii Ashai), and "
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The most well-known educational institution in the town is the Ashaiman Senior High School. It was founded in September 1990 by the
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which has an total land area of 45 square kilometres (17 sq mi). The district bordered
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Ashaiman, along with other parts of Ghana, has a paramount chief or
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Ashaiman was founded by Nii Ashai after he had moved from
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in which the current placeholder is Nii Annang Adzor.
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Ashaiman (disambiguation)
Town
Ga
Ashaiman is located in Ghana
Greater Accra Region
5°42′N 0°02′W / 5.700°N 0.033°W / 5.700; -0.033
Ghana
Region
Greater Accra Region
District
Ashaiman Municipal District
Omanhene
Ga-Adangbe
Ga
Guan
Hausa
Fante people
Dagomba
Ewe
Ashanti
Akuapem
Time zone
GMT
DST
GMT
Postcode district
Area code
Climate
Aw
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