Chorkor

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Chorkor is a fishing village and neighbourhood in the Accra Metropolis District, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.{{Cite web |url=http://ama.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/?arrow=atd&_=3&sa=3139 |title=Accra Metropolis District |access-date=2012-07-22 |archive-date=2011-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811100854/http://ama.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/?arrow=atd&_=3&sa=3139 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.lumes.lu.se/database/alumni/03.04/theses/anomanyo_edward.pdf Integration of Municipal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008045113/http://www.lumes.lu.se/database/alumni/03.04/theses/anomanyo_edward.pdf |date=2011-10-08 }}. lumes.lu.se. The Chorkor oven got its name from here.[http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/T3536E/T3536E07.htm Bonga processing]. fao.org. Chorkor is a densely populated community.[http://www.wash-united.org/media/photos/photo-galleries/article/stephen-appi-1.html?no_cache=1 Stephen Appiah endorses WASH United Campaign] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331082015/http://www.wash-united.org/media/photos/photo-galleries/article/stephen-appi-1.html?no_cache=1 |date=2012-03-31 }}. wash-united.org.[http://web.mit.edu/urbanupgrading/waterandsanitation/resources/examples-pdf/CaseStudyGhana.pdf Strengthening the capicity]. web.mit.edu. Ga-Dangme is the largest ethnic group in Chorkor, followed by Akan.{{Cite work|title=A comparative study of ethnic residential segregation in Ghana's two largest cities, Accra and Kumasi|first1=George |last1=Owusu |first2=Samuel |last2=Agyei-Mensah}} Chorkor has electricity, water pipes, schools, and clinics.[http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dpu/k_s/publications/working_papers/k-o/WP126.pdf Welcome to the Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. ucl.ac.uk. Chorkor is popularly known for being the birthplace of the Azonto dance.{{cite web|title=Ghana's Azonto Dance hits global entertainment stage|url=http://entertainment.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201201/79084.php|publisher=myjoyonline.com|accessdate=17 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510114143/http://entertainment.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201201/79084.php|archive-date=10 May 2013|url-status=dead}}