Madina, Ghana
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Madina is a town in southeastern Ghana
near the capital Accra
. Elevation 75m. It is next to the University of Ghana and houses the Institute of Local Government. Traditionally it is under the La Stool. The land on which the town is situated belongs to the La People. According to Legend, Hausas from Nigeria came looking for a place to settle. Because the land was isolated, the La people were not very interested in living on it. They allowed the Hausas to stay on the land. The Hausas named the town after the city of Madina in Saudi Arabia.
The Hausas stayed, gave out land to new settlers and installed a chief; Alhaji Seidu. As the town begun to expand, the La people got interested. They prevented the Hausa's from installing a replacement when Alhaji Seidu died.
The La people tried to change the name from Madina to Lamanhei (meaning La New Town). The name did not catch on. The name has remained Madina. The town has grown. Today it has schools, churches, hospitals, a police station and a post office. It forms part of the Madina-Abogobi parliamentary constituency.
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
near the capital Accra
Accra
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
. Elevation 75m. It is next to the University of Ghana and houses the Institute of Local Government. Traditionally it is under the La Stool. The land on which the town is situated belongs to the La People. According to Legend, Hausas from Nigeria came looking for a place to settle. Because the land was isolated, the La people were not very interested in living on it. They allowed the Hausas to stay on the land. The Hausas named the town after the city of Madina in Saudi Arabia.
The Hausas stayed, gave out land to new settlers and installed a chief; Alhaji Seidu. As the town begun to expand, the La people got interested. They prevented the Hausa's from installing a replacement when Alhaji Seidu died.
The La people tried to change the name from Madina to Lamanhei (meaning La New Town). The name did not catch on. The name has remained Madina. The town has grown. Today it has schools, churches, hospitals, a police station and a post office. It forms part of the Madina-Abogobi parliamentary constituency.