Koforidua, Ghana
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Koforidua City of Koforidua |
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| Nickname(s): Kof Town | ||
 Koforidua
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| Coordinates: 6°06′N 0°16′W / 6.100°N 0.267°W | ||
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 Ghana
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| Region | Eastern Region | |
| District | New-Juaben Municipal | |
| Elevation | 238 m (781 ft) | |
| Population (2012) | ||
| • Total | 127,334 | |
| Time zone | GMT | |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT (UTC) | |
| Area code(s) | 034 | |
Koforidua, also popularly known as K-dua or kof town , is a city and capital of Eastern Region in south Ghana. The city was founded in 1875 Koforidua has a settlement central city population of 127,334 people in 2012.
Koforidua serves as a commercial centre for the Eastern region and New-Juaben Municipal District. The city is home to many businesses, with the exception of heavy duty industries, The city is home to intravenous infusion Ltd one of the oldest pharmaceutical companies in Ghana and west Africa , a leading producer of injections and drips .The company is listed on the Ghana Stock exchange and was incorporated in 1969. All Nations University a private University based in the city has currently placed Ghana on the world map of space technology , the University is the first to develop a satellite in West Africa ,the satellite code named Ghansat 1 was handed over to the JAXA the Japanese space agency and subsequently handed over to The NASA in US to be launched in 2017 at the Kenedy space center.Antartic limited a Renowned construction firm in Ghana,Aya Construction ,Kingdwosco Construction,Y&K limited a wholesale grocery company amongst other small scale firms. The recent construction of the four-lane highway road linking Adawso and Koforidua to Oyoko brings commerce to the city. The highway also serves as a valid alternative route to reach Kumasi.Due to the concentration of secretarial and commercial schools in the olden days ,which was very rare in most Ghanaian cities it drew a lot of beautiful ladies into the city ,hence gaining the accolade Koforidua flowers as the beauty of the ladies were compared to flowers by men who visit the city in the olden days. The city's roads are installed with traffic signals and easily links the central business district to the suburbs.The city has many Hotels ranging from 4 star to budget guest facilities.
Oral tradition has it that Koforidua owes its name to an Akan man, Kofi Ofori, who had built his hut under a huge mahogany tree. This tree provided shelter for weary farmers who were returning from their farms after a hard day's work. Overtime it became common for the farmers to say that they were going to rest under Kofi Ofori's tree. In Akan, the south country's native language, the word for tree is "dua". An amalgamation of Kofi Ofori's name and tree, therefore, becomes "Koforidua."
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