Ga East District

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Ga East District
Region	Greater Accra Region
District type	Ordinary
District Chief Executive	Kofi Allotey
Capital	Abokobi
Area	Not yet available km²
Population (2002)	Not yet available
ISO 3166	GH-AA-??

Districts of Greater Accra.
Ga East District shown in pink

The Ga East District is a district of Ghana in the Greater Accra Region. It is one of the 28 newly created districts and is located to the northwest of the region. It is bordered on the north by the Akuapim South District in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It is bordered on its other three sides by other districts in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. To the west is the Ga West District, to the south Accra Metropolis District and in the east the Tema Municipal District.

Some of the important towns in the district include Abokobi the capital, Adenta West, Ayi Mensa, Ashongman, Bansa, Pantang, Dome, Haatso, Kwabenya, Madina, Oyarifa and Taifa.

Abokobi is an important town historically as Presbyterian missionaries set up a mission here. It is still an important centre for the Presbyterian Church of Ghana.

Kwabenya is the location of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission.

Madina is the biggest market town in the district.

There is a large psychiatry hospital at Pantang, which includes a psychiatry nursing training school.