Gbegbe

Gbegbe IPA: is a village in the Ga South Municipal district, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

Type: Suburb
Description: village in Greater Accra Region, Ghana
Also known as: “Gbegbese” and “Gbegbeyise”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and University of Ghana Medical School.

Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital

Hospital

Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital is a public teaching hospital located in Ablekuma South district, Greater Accra Region, Ghana. It was established in 1923. It is the only public tertiary hospital in the southern part of the country. Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital is situated 3½ km east of Gbegbe.

University of Ghana Medical School

University

The University of Ghana Medical School also UGMS is the medical school of Ghana's first public research institution, the University of Ghana. It is currently located at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. University of Ghana Medical School is situated 3½ km northeast of Gbegbe.

Melcom

Supermarket

Melcom is a supermarket chain consisting of 65 shops spread all over Ghana. It was started in 1989 by Indian magnate Bhagwan Khubchandani. His late father, Ramchand Khubchandani, had arrived in the then Gold Coast in 1929 as a 14-year-old to work as a store boy. Melcom is situated 4 km north of Gbegbe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chorkor and Mamprobi.

Chorkor

Suburb

Chorkor is a fishing village and neighbourhood in the Accra Metropolis District, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The Chorkor oven got its name from here.

Mamprobi

Suburb

Mamprobi is a town in the Accra Metropolitan district, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. It is located south of Lartebiokorshie, northeast of Old Dansoman and north of Chorkor.