Elubo

{{Short description|Town in Western Region, Ghana}} {{Use Ghanaian English|date=January 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox settlement   | official_name = Elubo | other_name = | native_name =  | nickname = | settlement_type = [[Town]] | motto =  | image_skyline = Côté d'Ivoire-Ghana Boarder Post .jpg | imagesize = 250px | image_caption = Vehicles driving by the [[Ghana–Ivory Coast border]] | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_type = | blank_emblem_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | image_dot_map = | dot_mapsize = | dot_map_caption = | dot_x = | dot_y = | pushpin_map = Ghana | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Elubo in [[Western Region (Ghana)|Western Region]]  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Ghana}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Ghana|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Western Region (Ghana)|Western Region]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Ghana|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Jomoro District]] | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 =  | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 =  | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | established_title =  | established_date = | established_title2 =  | established_date2 = | established_title3 =  | established_date3 =  | area_magnitude = | unit_pref =Imperial  | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 =  | area_land_km2 =  | area_water_km2 = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank1_sq_mi =  | population_as_of = | population_footnotes = <ref name="2010 census">{{cite report|url=https://www2.statsghana.gov.gh/docfiles/2010_District_Report/Western/JOMORO.pdf|title=2010 population & housing census (Jomoro Municipal District)|date=2013|publisher=[[Ghana Statistical Service]]|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref>{{rp|4,31}} | population_note = | population_total = | population_density_km2 = | population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_density_urban_sq_mi = | population_blank1_title = Ethnicity | population_blank1 = {{hlist|[[Akan people|Akan]]|[[Nzema people|Nzema]]|[[Fante people|Fantis]]|[[Ewe people|Ewe]]}} | population_blank2_title = Religions | population_blank2 = {{hlist|Christian|Islamic|Traditionalist}} | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi =  | timezone = [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]] | utc_offset = | timezone_DST = [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]] | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|05|17|00|N|02|46|00|W|region:GH|display=inline}} | elevation_footnotes =  | elevation_m = 14 | elevation_ft =  | postal_code_type = [[Postal codes in Ghana|Postal code]]  | postal_code = WJ | area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in Ghana|Area code]] | area_code = 031 22 | blank_name = [[Köppen climate classification|climate]] | blank_info = ''[[Tropical monsoon climate|Am]]'' | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | website = {{Official website|name=jma.gov.gh}} | footnotes = }}

'''Elubo''' is a town in the [[Jomoro District|Jomoro district]], a district in the [[Western Region (Ghana)|Western Region]] of Ghana, and is located near the border with the [[Ivory Coast]].<ref name="town's location">{{cite report|last1=Morris|first1=G.|last2=Dadson|first2=J.|url=https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNACK109.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009034905/http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNACK109.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 October 2006|title=Ghana: Cross-border Trade Issues|date=2000|publisher=[[USAID]]|access-date=24 August 2024}}</ref>{{rp|10}} 2021 census indicate that, Elubo have a [[Human settlement|settlement]] population of 23,952 people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-13 |title=About JMA |url=https://jma.gov.gh/about-jma/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Jomoro Municipal Assembly {{!}} Jomoro - Government of Ghana |language=en-US}}</ref> The current ''[[Omanhene]]'' of Elubo is Nana Kesse Panyin III.<ref name="paramount chief">{{Cite web |last=Amoh |first=Emmanuel Kwame|date=19 July 2023|title=Jomoro MP reconstructs Amamamo bridge at Elubo|url=https://3news.com/news/politics/jomoro-mp-reconstructs-amamamo-bridge-at-elubo/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=3news.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="2010 census"/>

== Administration == {{further|Jomoro (Ghana parliament constituency)}} The town has a [[Mayor–council government|mayor–council form of government]]. The mayor (executive chief) is appointed by the [[president of Ghana]] and approved by the town council, the [[Jomoro Municipal District|Jomoro Municipal Assembly]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/ghana/10487.pdf|title=A Guide to District Assemblies in Ghana|publisher=Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Ghana|pages=37,38|date=2010|isbn=9988572131|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref> The current mayor of Elubo and the district as a whole is Hon. Louisa Iris Arde.<ref name="health1">{{cite web |date=17 June 2023 |title=IOM supports Government with handling public health emergencies at main land borders |url=https://ghana.iom.int/news/iom-supports-government-handling-public-health-emergencies-main-land-borders |access-date=23 August 2024 |publisher=[[International Organization for Migration|IOM Ghana]]}}</ref>

== Demographics == The town, along with the district as a whole, are predominantly religious making up 92% of the population with the largest religions being Christianity (84.1), Islam (7.3%), and traditional religions (1.2%).<ref name="2010 census"/>{{rp|31}} The largest ethnic groups who resided in the town are the [[Akan people|Akan]], [[Nzema people|Nzema]],and [[Ewe people|Ewe]].<ref name="2010 census"/>{{rp|4}}

== Economy == [[File:Eierverkäuferin Elubo B006.jpg|thumb|220px|A trader selling eggs near the Ghanaian-Ivorian border]] The biggest economic sector of the town is [[agriculture]], employing most of the labour force. Other major economic sectors include [[trade]] and [[commerce]].<ref name="2010 census"/>{{rp|4,5}} Some of the residents depends on the traffic between the border crossing to make a living.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Hlovor|first1=I.|last2=Botchway|first2=T.|url=https://journals.uew.edu.gh/index.php/ajsse/article/view/68|title=COVID-19 and the Borderlands in Africa: Some Reflections on Ghana’s Approach|date=2021|journal=African Journal of Social Sciences Education|page=80|volume=1|issue=1|access-date=24 August 2024}}</ref>

== Culture == The ''Omanhene'', or [[paramount chief]], of Elubo is Nana Kesse Panyin III.<ref name="paramount chief"/>

== Geography == === Location === Elubo is a town located in the [[Jomoro Municipal District]], which has a total land area of {{convert|1495|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}. The district bordered the [[Aowin (municipal district)|Aowin municipal district]] to the north, the [[Wassa Amenfi West Municipal District]] towards the northeast, [[Ivory Coast]] to the west, the [[Gulf of Guinea]] to the south and the [[Ellembelle District]] towards the east.<ref name="2010 census"/>{{rp|1}} The town is located near the [[Ghana–Ivory Coast border|border]] and is home to a border crossing.<ref name="town's location"/>{{rp|10}}

At the crossing of the [[Ghana–Ivory Coast border|border]] with Ivory Coast, the prominent types of transportation include: [[truck]]s, [[canoe]]s (through the [[Tano River]]), state-owned buses, and privatively-owned trucks.<ref name="town's location"/>{{rp|11}}

=== Climate === The town has a [[Tropical monsoon climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Am''), experiencing two rainy seasons with a high amount of annual rainfall. The monthly mean maximum temperature ranges around {{convert|26|C|F|abbr=on}} while the [[relative humidity]] peaks at 90% in the night and drops to around 75% during the afternoon.<ref name="2010 census"/>{{rp|3}}

== Healthcare == The town is home to a port health unit, a facility under the Port Health Directorate (division of the [[Ghana Health Service]]) which helps to handle public health emergencies at Ghana's land border crossings.<ref name="health1"/>

== See also == * [[Ghana–Ivory Coast border]]

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * {{Official website}} * {{commons-inline|Category:Elubo (Ghana)|Elubo}}

[[Category:Villages in Ghana]] [[Category:Populated places in Jomoro Municipal District]]