Chorkor
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and University of Ghana Medical School.
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Fquasie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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.
Fort James
Photo: Synth85, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort James is a fort located in Accra, Ghana. It was built by the Royal African Company of England as a trading post for both gold and slaves in 1673, where it joined the Dutch Fort Crêvecœur, and the Danish Fort Christiansborg along the coast of the then Gold Coast. Fort James is situated 4 km east of Chorkor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mamprobi and Lartebiokorshie.
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.
Lartebiokorshie
Suburb
Lartebiokoshie is a town in the Ablekuma Central Municipal Assembly, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
Dansoman
Suburb
Photo: Yevu Courage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dansoman is a suburban town in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, It is known as one of the largest estates in West Africa. Dansoman is situated 3 km northwest of Chorkor.
Chorkor
- Type: Suburb
- Description: fishing Village in Greater Accra Region, Ghana
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Accra Metropolitan District, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
5.52761° or 5° 31′ 39″ northLongitude
-0.24447° or 0° 14′ 40″ westElevation
17 metres (56 feet)Open location code
6CQXGQH4+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 132392382OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Akan to Turkish—“Chorkor” goes by many names.
- Akan: “Chorkor”
- Dutch: “Chorkor”
- French: “Chorkor”
- Irish: “Chorkor”
- Turkish: “Chorkor”
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