Osu (Ga)

E701169

Osu (Ga) is a Ga ethnic subgroup in Ghana, known for its historic coastal settlement in Accra and its distinct cultural and traditional practices.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Osu (Ga) canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ga ethnic subgroup ⓘ
ethnic subgroup ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ
coastalSettlement true ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
ethnicGroup Ga people ⓘ
hasArchitectureStyle mix of colonial and modern buildings ⓘ
hasChieftaincyInstitution true ⓘ
hasClanSystem true ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice Ga drumming and dancing ⓘ
Ga naming ceremonies ⓘ
Homowo ban on noise making ⓘ
traditional libation pouring ⓘ
hasDemographicCharacteristic ethnically mixed urban population ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
hospitality and nightlife ⓘ
petty trading ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution Osu Presbyterian Senior High School ⓘ
various basic schools ⓘ
hasEthnicIdentity Ga-Adangbe ⓘ
hasFestival Homowo ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole colonial administrative center ⓘ
trading post area ⓘ
hasLandmark Christiansborg Castle ⓘ
Independence Square vicinity ⓘ
Osu Castle ⓘ
Osu Presbyterian Church ⓘ
Oxford Street, Osu ⓘ
linked to: Osu Oxford Street

Ringway Estates ⓘ
hasLanguage Ga language ⓘ
hasNeighbourhood Osu Ako Adjei ⓘ
Osu Klottey ⓘ
Osu Ringway ⓘ
linked to: Osu
hasTraditionalAuthority Osu Mantse ⓘ
hasTraditionalCouncil Osu Traditional Council ⓘ
hasTransportLink Cantonments Road (Oxford Street) ⓘ
Ring Road ⓘ
isKnownFor historic coastal Ga community ⓘ
nightlife and entertainment ⓘ
vibrant commercial streets ⓘ
locatedIn Accra ⓘ
Greater Accra Region ⓘ
partOf Osu Klottey Municipal District ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Traditional Ga religion ⓘ
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ
usesCalendar Ga traditional calendar ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tema (Ga) → ethnicRelation → Osu (Ga) ⓘ