Ellembelle District is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region , Ghana . Originally it was part of the then-larger Nzema East District in 1988, which was created from the former Nzema District Council, until the western part of the district was split off by a decree of then-president John Agyekum Kufuor on 29 February 2008 to create Ellembelle District ; thus the remaining part has been retained as Nzema East District (which it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on that same year to become Nzema East Municipal District ). The district assembly is located in the southwest part of Western Region and has Nkroful as its capital town.
3-778: Nkroful is a village and the capital of the Ellembelle District in the Western Region of Ghana , located near Axim in the Nzema East Municipal . The village is the birthplace of Kwame Nkrumah , Ghana's first president. The village of Nkroful was once under the Western Nzema Kingdom, which dates back to 1470. It is now under the Eastern Nzema Traditional Area. Kwesie Kutuah was the first known chief of
6-628: The village in 1911. As of 2023, the family head of Nkroful is Abusuapanyinli Senza Erzah and the Chief of Nkroful is Nana Kwasi Kutuah V. Nkroful stands inland 5 km (3 miles) from the coastal highway, from the Essiama town junction turnoff. The village lies in the semi-equatorial climatic zone of West Africa . It experiences all-year round rainfall with the high amounts occurring between May and June. The village only have one senior high school , Nkroful Agricultural Senior High School, which
9-776: Was established in 1972. Initially being buried in Guinea , Nkrumah was buried in Nkroful on 9 July 1972 at the original Nkrumah Mausoleum and monument . His remains were later lay to rest at the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum in Accra in 1992. Ellembelle District The Ellembelle District Assembly is located at Nkroful , the birthplace of Kwame Nkrumah . Towns 4°57′50″N 2°19′20″W / 4.96389°N 2.32222°W / 4.96389; -2.32222 This Western Region, Ghana location article
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