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For example Weija was and still is a town in Ghana. But there was a parliament constituency also known as Weija which seemed to not have a clear distinction. The parliament constituency Weija in 2012 was demarcated into Weija-Gbawe (Ghana parliament constituency), Anyaa-Sowutuom (Ghana parliament
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