Kade, Ghana

Kade
Town

Kwaebibirem District logo
Kade
Location of Kade in Eastern Region, Ghana
Coordinates: 06°05′N 00°50′W / 6.083°N 0.833°W / 6.083; -0.833Coordinates: 06°05′N 00°50′W / 6.083°N 0.833°W / 6.083; -0.833
Region Eastern Region
District Kwaebibirem District
Elevation 131 m (430 ft)
Population (2013)
 • Total 16,542[1]
Time zone GMT
 • Summer (DST) GMT

Kade is a town and the capital of Kwaebibirem District, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana.[2] Kade has a 2013 settlement population of 16,542 people.[1]

Geography

Kade is the location of an important placer mine, Kade is located 120 km from Accra.[2]

Transport

Train

Kade is the terminus of a Ghana railway branch off the central line, built to serve the Kade mine.[2]

Sports

The football team Kade Hotspurs is based in this town Kade.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
  2. 1 2 3 Kwaebibirem district
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