Teshie

Teshie
Teshie
Town
	A neighborhood in Teshie
	Teshie Location in Ghana
	Coordinates: 5°35′N 0°06′W / 5.583°N 0.100°W
Country	Ghana
Region	Greater Accra Region
District	Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal District
Population (2012)
• Total	171,875
	Ranked 9th in Ghana
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	GMT

Teshie is a coastal town in the Ledzokuku Municipal District, a district in the Greater Accra Region^[2]^[3]^[4] of southeastern Ghana.^[5] Teshie is the ninth most populous settlement in Ghana, with a population of 171,875 people.^[1]

Politics

Teshie is in the Ledzokuku constituency led by Hon. Ben Ayiku, a member of the National Democratic Congress,^[6] who succeeded Hon. Dr Bernard Okoe Boye of the New Patriotic Party.Benita Sena Okity-Duah defeated candidates like former MCE Daniel Amartey Mensah and former MP Nii Nortey Dua to win the 2015 Ledzokuku Parliamentary primary with 62% of the legitimate vote. ^[7]

Traditions

Teshie is one of the independent towns of the Ga State, every August, the town celebrates the Homowo festival.^[8]^[9] It is believed that the original Teshie people came from La, a town that lies to the west of Teshie.

Fort Augustaborg, built by the Danes in 1787, is located in Teshie and was occupied by the British from 1850 to 1957. It is believed that Teshie is 300 years old as of 2011.^[9]

The town is rich in diversity as a result of the country's current democracy and development program.

Teshie stretches from the Kpeshie Lagoon to Teshie-Nungua Estates (first junction) from East to West on the Teshie Road. Teshie has grown enormously to become one of the biggest towns in Ghana.

The locals claim that the deteriorating status of the roads in Greda Estates, Tsuibleoo, Teshie Lascala, and other neighborhoods has a significant negative impact on their daily commute and calls for immediate action.^[10] The Greater Accra Region Minister, Henry Quartey, and the Registrar of the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs, Enoch Addo, have been warned by the chiefs and traditional leaders of Teshie, an Accra suburb, to refrain from meddling in Teshie's chieftaincy concerns.^[11]

Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop

The town of Teshie is also known as the home of design coffins, invented in the 1950s by Seth Kane Kwei^[12] and still made in the Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop (run by Eric Adjetey Anang) and by several other artists.^[13]

Teshie Tourist Places to Visit in Teshie

Labadi Beach

The Labadi Beach, or more properly known as La Pleasure Beach, is near Teshie. The beach is the busiest beach on Ghana's coast. It is one of Greater Accra Region's few beaches and is maintained by the local hotels.

Fort Augustaborg

The Fort Augustaborg was built in 1787 when Denmark occupied Ghana, and from 1850 until Ghana's independence, it was governed by the British. It is currently in a destroyed state.

Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop

Popular design coffins were created in Teshie and debuted in the 1950s by artist Seth Kane Kwei. The Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop, founded by Seth Kane Kwei, continues to produce these remarkable works of art.

Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre

A reputable institution that offers peacekeeping training is the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre. Visitors can find more beneficial items related to peace by going here. It was started back in 1998.^[14]

Schools

Tertiary

Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Teshie^[15]
Family Health University College, Nursing & Midwifery School^[16]
Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC)^[17]
Ghana Military Academy Training School.^[18]

Secondary

Presbyterian Senior High School, Teshie^[19]
Teshie Technical Training Centre^[20]
O'reilly senior High School https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Reilly_Senior_High_School

Basic

Bethel Bridge International School

Teshie LEKMA Schools
Teshie Dar-es-Salaam Primary 'A' School
Wajir Barracks Schools
Trinity Junior High School
Teshie Dar-es-Salaam Schools
Teshie Anglican Schools
Field Engineer Schools
Teshie Methodist Basic Schools
Teshie Roman Catholic School,
Royal Calvary School
Teshie Presbyterian Schools.^[21]
Lincoln International School
Sap's School
Ford School
Unique Child School

There are also a number of privately run schools, notable among them are God's Way Preparatory School, Teshie St. John Schools, Sunrise Preparatory & JHS, Nanna Mission Academy, Ford Schools Ltd^[22]

Transport

Road

The widening of the dual carriage way from OTU Barracks to First Junction was in the late 1970s.^[23]

Train

Teshie is served by a station of the eastern section of the national railway system.

Publications

2013 Master of Coffins – 26 minutes documentary about artist Eric Adjetey Anang, by Luis Nachbin / Matrioska Films for GloboTV (Brasil)
2008 The Buried Treasures of the Ga: Coffin Art in Ghana. Regula Tschumi. Benteli, Bern. ISBN 978-3-7165-1520-4

International exhibitions

2011/12.Sainsbury Centre of Visual Arts, Griff Rhys Jones' Ghanaian 'fantasy coffin'
2011/12. Miracles of Africa, Hämeenlinna Art Museum, Hämeenlinna and Oulu Museum of Art, Oulu, Finland.