Adenta East

Adenta East is a town in Adenta District in the Greater Accra Region of the Ghanaian Coastal Plain. Adenta East was home to about 44,000 people in 2012. This article also covers the neighbouring municipal area of Madina, whose market is one of the largest market and business centres in the Accra region.

Understand

It is north of Madina.

Get in

• By taxi
• Ride hailing — see Get around.
• By Trotro

Get around

On foot

Though the city is fairly spread out, Adenta is relatively safe to walk around during the day (and night, in many areas). Watch out for open sewers, automobiles, (even in the city) when walking the streets.

By taxi

To flag a taxi wave your arm with your finger pointed down to the ground. On a busy street you will have many taxis driving past trying to offer you their service by honking at you. There are very few Ghanaian cabs with meters. You must negotiate how much you are willing to pay before you start the trip.

There are some taxis with meters in them. These are generally more expensive, but you can be a little more sure about how much they will cost and it is more secure. It is cheaper when you are three or four as you can share the cost among yourselves.

Ride hailing

1. Yango, Uber, and Bolt in Adenta.

By TroTro

TroTros are usually very crowded and dilapidated minivans ad minibuses that act as the city's public transit system. TroTros travel along a well known routes in the city, and stop at various points along the way (some stops have signs, others don't). As a TroTro approaches a stop, a "mate" (the driver's assistant) will usually yell out the side of the window where the TroTro is going. Many people die in TroTro accidents every year, however typically those that die in trotro accidents die on highways in rural areas. Accidents causing death in Accra are relatively rare, in part due to traffic congestion.

Buy

View of Madina Market in Ghana showing Madina Police Station.

• 1 Madina Market, Chief Alhaji Seidu Street, populaly known as Old road. It spans from Madina Zongo junction to Madina Polyclinic, Kekele, the main entrance can be found opposite the Madina Divisional Police Station. Vendors and providers of services at the market are active and competitive. Hawkers of various items mingle or display variety of items on tables and pavements along the street. (updated Mar 2024)

Eat

• 1 Barita's Restaurant (Adenta Barrier next to Total Filling Station). 9AM to 10:30PM. (updated Dec 2022)
• 2 Uncle Charlie’s Eatery (25 Lame Dwaahe St, Adenta Municipality), ☏ +233 302552263. (updated Dec 2022)

Drink

• 1 Klassroom Pub (50 m from the junction going into the Danquah street). (updated Dec 2022)

Sleep

• 1 Luxury West Hotel (on the Adenta-Dodowa road), ☏ +233 206650004. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: noon. GH₵300 - 450. (updated Dec 2022)

Cope

• 1 Pantang Hospital Administration. (updated Dec 2022)