Weh
Woe is a small rural town in Ghana's Volta region near the larger town of Keta. Woe's economy relies heavily on fishing. The predominant local language of Woe is Ewe, with the population predominantly of the Ewe tribe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: place in Volta Region, Ghana
- Also known as: “We”, “Wei”, “Woe”, and “Woe, Ghana”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cape St. Paul Lighthouse and Anlo Senior High School.
Cape St. Paul Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Macabe5387, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cape St. Paul Lighthouse was built in 1901 near Woe, Ghana. It has a skeletal pyramidal base with the upper third enclosed and housing the lantern and gallery.
Anlo Senior High School
School
Anlo Senior High School, also known as ANSECO, is a mixed public senior high school located at Anloga in the Volta Region of Ghana. It was founded in 1959 by Torgbui Adeladza II, Mr. Anlo Senior High School is situated 4 km southwest of Weh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tegbi and Dzelukope.
Tegbi
Town
Tegbi is a small town in the Keta Municipal district of the Volta Region of Ghana. It is mainly populated by Ewe people. Tegbi is situated 3 km northeast of Weh.
Dzelukope
Village
Dzelukope is a town located near Keta in the Volta Region of Ghana. Victoria Agbotui, mother of Jerry John Rawlings, was born in Dzelukope in 1919. Dzelukope is situated 7 km northeast of Weh.
Anloga
Town
Photo: Zoomgh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Accra is the capital city of Ghana. Accra has a mix of 19th-century colonial architecture, modern skyscrapers and apartment blocks, and dusty shanty towns. Anloga is situated 8 km southwest of Weh.
Weh
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Keta, Volta Region, Ghanaian Coastal Plain, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
5.83368° or 5° 50′ 1″ northLongitude
0.95584° or 0° 57′ 21″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
6FQ2RXM4+F8OpenStreetMap ID
node 925866757OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Weh” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Woe”
- Hausa: “Woe, Ghana”
- Hausa: “Woe”
- Irish: “Woe”
- Turkish: “Woe”
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