# Labadi

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**Labadi**, also known as **La**, is a [Peri-urban](/source/Peri-urbanisation) town in [La Dade Kotopon Municipal District](/source/La_Dade_Kotopon_Municipal_District) in the [Greater Accra Region](/source/Greater_Accra_Region) of [Ghana](/source/Ghana).[1]

## Location

Labadi is located along the coast of the [Atlantic Ocean](/source/Atlantic_Ocean). Its distance by road from [Accra International Airport](/source/Accra_International_Airport) is 7.11 kilometers (3.04 miles).[2] It is bounded by [Osu](/source/Osu,_Accra) to the west and [Teshie](/source/Teshie) to the east.

## Politics

Labadi is in the [Dade Kotopon](/source/Dade_Kotopon) constituency, led by [Rita Naa Odoley Sowah](/source/Rita_Naa_Odoley_Sowah) of the [National Democratic Congress](/source/National_Democratic_Congress_(Ghana)).[3][4][5] She succeeded [Vincent Sowah Odotei](/source/Vincent_Sowah_Odotei), a member of the [New Patriotic Party](/source/New_Patriotic_Party),[4][5] who also succeeded [Nii Amasah Namoale](/source/Nii_Amasah_Namoale) of the [National Democratic Congress.](/source/National_Democratic_Congress_(Ghana))[6]

## Notable Labadians

- [Rita Naa Odoley Sowah](/source/Rita_Naa_Odoley_Sowah) (born 1968), politician, former MCE of [La Dade Kotopon Municipal Assembly](/source/La_Dade_Kotopon_Municipal_District) (LADMA), and member of parliament of [La Dade Kotopon](/source/Dade_Kotopon) Constituency.
- [Amon Kotei](/source/Amon_Kotei) (1915–2011), commissioned designer of the [coat of arms of Ghana](/source/Coat_of_arms_of_Ghana).

## References

1. ["LaDMA – Wuɔ Gbɛɛ! La Gbɛɛ!"](http://ladma.gov.gh/). Retrieved 2019-11-06.

1. ["Distance between Accra International Airport, Accra, La Dade-Kotopon, Greater Accra, GHA and Labadi, GHA (Ghana)"](https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Ghana_Distance_Result.asp?vr=apes&fromplace=Kotoka%20International%20Airport,%20Accra,%20La%20Dade-Kotopon,%20Greater%20Accra,%20GHA&toplace=Labadi,%20GHA). *DistanceCalculatorGlobefeed.*. Retrieved 2019-11-06.

1. ["Parliament of Ghana"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230425090334/https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=62). *parliament of ghana*. Archived from [the original](https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=62) on 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2021-04-13.

1. ["Rita Sowah wins La Dade Kotonpon parliamentary seat"](https://www.ghanaiantimes.com.gh/rita-sowah-wins-la-dade-kotonpon-parliamentary-seat/). *[Ghanaian Times](/source/Ghanaian_Times)*. 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2020-12-19.

1. ["Parliamentary Results for Dade Kotopon"](https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/ghanaelection2020/elections.constituency.results.php?mode=parliamentary&ID=149). *GhanaWeb.*. 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2020-12-19.

1. ["'Bigger disgrace awaits NDC' – Namoale"](https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/bigger-disgrace-awaits-ndc-namoale.html). *[Daily Graphic](/source/Daily_Graphic_(Ghana))*. 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2019-11-06.

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