View source for Labadi

{{Short description|Capital of La Dade-Kotopon Municipality, Ghana}}
{{Use Ghanaian English|date=January 2023}}
[[File:Labadi.jpg|thumb|Labadi Beach]]
[[File:Labadi neighborhood at sundown.jpg|thumb|Labadi neighbourhood at sundown.]]
'''Labadi''', also known as '''La''', is a [[Peri-urbanisation|Peri-urban]] town in [[La Dade Kotopon Municipal District]] in the [[Greater Accra Region]] of [[Ghana]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ladma.gov.gh/|title=LaDMA – Wuɔ Gbɛɛ! La Gbɛɛ!|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref>
== Location ==
[[File:Coaching-La 02.jpg|thumb|Footballers training at McDan La Town Park.]]
Labadi is located along the coast of the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. Its distance by road from [[Kotoka International Airport]] is 7.11 kilometers (3.04 miles).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Distance between Kotoka International Airport, Accra, La Dade-Kotopon, Greater Accra, GHA and Labadi, GHA (Ghana) |url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Ghana_Distance_Result.asp?vr=apes&fromplace=Kotoka%20International%20Airport,%20Accra,%20La%20Dade-Kotopon,%20Greater%20Accra,%20GHA&toplace=Labadi,%20GHA |access-date=2019-11-06 |website=DistanceCalculatorGlobefeed.}}</ref> It is bounded by [[Osu, Accra|Osu]] to the west and [[Teshie]] to the east.
== Politics ==
Labadi is in the [[Dade Kotopon]] constituency, led by [[Rita Naa Odoley Sowah]] of the [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|National Democratic Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parliament of Ghana |url=https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=62 |access-date=2021-04-13 |website=parliament of ghana}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020-12-11|title=Rita Sowah wins La Dade Kotonpon parliamentary seat|url=https://www.ghanaiantimes.com.gh/rita-sowah-wins-la-dade-kotonpon-parliamentary-seat/|access-date=2020-12-19|website=Ghanaian Times|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2020-12-07 |title=Parliamentary Results for Dade Kotopon |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/ghanaelection2020/elections.constituency.results.php?mode=parliamentary&ID=149 |access-date=2020-12-19 |website=GhanaWeb.}}</ref> She succeeded [[Vincent Sowah Odotei]], a member of the [[New Patriotic Party]],<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> who also succeeded [[Nii Amasah Namoale]] of the [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|National Democratic Congress.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/bigger-disgrace-awaits-ndc-namoale.html|title='Bigger disgrace awaits NDC' – Namoale|date=2017-11-10|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref>
== Notable Labadians ==
* [[Rita Naa Odoley Sowah]] (born 1968), politician, former MCE of [[La Dade Kotopon Municipal District|La Dade Kotopon Municipal Assembly]] (LADMA), and member of parliament of [[Dade Kotopon|La Dade Kotopon]] Constituency.
* [[Amon Kotei]] (1915–2011), commissioned designer of the [[coat of arms of Ghana]].
== References ==
<references />
{{coord|5|34|00|N|0|09|30|W|display=title|region:GH_type:city}}
[[Category:Populated places in the Greater Accra Region]]
{{GreaterAccra-geo-stub}}