Chorkor Explained
| Official Name: | Chorkor |
| Settlement Type: | Fishing Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ghana |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Greater Accra Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Accra Metropolis |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | GMT |
| Timezone Dst: | GMT |
| Coordinates: | 5.5275°N -0.2319°W |
| Elevation M: | 12 |
Chorkor is a fishing village and a neighbourhood in the Accra Metropolis district, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[1] [2] The Chorkor oven got its name from here.[3] Chorkor is a densely populated community.[4] [5] Ga-Dangme is the largest ethnic group in Chorkor, followed by Akan.[6] Chorkor has electricity, water pipes, schools, and clinics.[7] Chorkor is popularly known for being the birthplace of the Azonto dance.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Accra Metropolis District . 2012-07-22 . 2011-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811100854/http://ama.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/?arrow=atd&_=3&sa=3139 . dead .
- http://www.lumes.lu.se/database/alumni/03.04/theses/anomanyo_edward.pdf Integration of Municipal
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/T3536E/T3536E07.htm Bonga processing
- http://www.wash-united.org/media/photos/photo-galleries/article/stephen-appi-1.html?no_cache=1 Stephen Appiah endorses WASH United Campaign
- http://web.mit.edu/urbanupgrading/waterandsanitation/resources/examples-pdf/CaseStudyGhana.pdf Strengthening the capicity
- A comparative study of ethnic residential segregation in Ghana's two largest cities, Accra and Kumasi, by George Owusu and Samuel Agyei-Mensah.
- http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dpu/k_s/publications/working_papers/k-o/WP126.pdf Welcome to the Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment
- Web site: Ghana's Azonto Dance hits global entertainment stage. myjoyonline.com. 17 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130510114143/http://entertainment.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201201/79084.php. 10 May 2013. dead.
