Teshie

Teshie is a coastal town in the Ledzokuku Municipal District, a district in the of southeastern . Teshie is the ninth most populous settlement in Ghana, with a population of 171,875 people.
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  • Type: Town with 170,000 residents
  • Description: town in Greater Accra Region, Ghana
  • Also known as: “Tesshie”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Fort Augustaborg and Lekma Hospital.

Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
was a Danish fort on the eastern Gold…

Hospital
Photo: Jwale2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal Assembly Hospital is a hospital located at Teshie in .

School
The is the military academy of the Ghana Armed Forces.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nungua and Labadi.

Town
Photo: Samson Craig McArthur Sik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in Krowor Municipal District in the… is situated 5 km northeast of Teshie.

Town
Photo: ThePipistrello, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as La, is a Peri-urban town… is situated 5 km southwest of Teshie.

Suburb
is the headquarters of the Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghanaian Ministry of Defence. is situated 4½ km west of Teshie.

Teshie

Latitude
5.5822° or 5° 34′ 56″ north
Longitude
-0.1135° or 0° 6′ 49″ west
Population
170,000
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
6CQXHVJP+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4563121334
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2294665
Wiki­data ID
Q1062602
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In Other Languages

From Akan to Yoruba—“Teshie” goes by many names.
  • Akan: “Teshie”
  • Cebuano: “Teshi Old Town”
  • Dagbani: “Teshie”
  • Dutch: “Teshie”
  • Esperanto: “Teshie”
  • French: “Teshie”
  • Ga: “Teshie”
  • German: “Teshie”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Teshie”
  • Hausa: “Teshie”
  • Hebrew: “טשייה”
  • Hungarian: “Teshie”
  • Irish: “Teshie”
  • Italian: “Teshie”
  • Japanese: “テシ”
  • Polish: “Teshie”
  • Portuguese: “Teshie”
  • Romanian: “Teshie”
  • Russian: “Теши”
  • Russian: “Тещи”
  • Southern Dagaare: “Teshie”
  • Spanish: “Teshie”
  • Swahili: “Teshie”
  • Swedish: “Teshi Old Town”
  • Turkish: “Teshie”
  • Twi: “Teshie”
  • Vietnamese: “Teshie”
  • Yoruba: “Tassi”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Maami and Teshie Maami.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Baptist Church and Devine Call Church.

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