Pra River

The Pra River is a river in , It is the easternmost and the largest of the three principal rivers that drain the area south of the divide. Rising in the near and flowing 240 km southward through rich cocoa and farming areas and valuable forests in the Akan lowlands.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Ghana
  • Also known as: “Bosumpra”, “Busum Prah”, “Pra”, and “Prah”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort São Sebastião de Xama and Shama District.

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Fort São Sebastião or Fort San Sebastian located in , is the third oldest fortification in Ghana and it was built in 1523. Along with several other castles in Ghana, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 because of its testimony to the history of European trade, colonization, and exploitation in the region.

Government office
is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region, . "Originally, it was part of the then-larger Shama Ahanta East Metropolitan District in 1988, which was created from the former Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Authority Council" until the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shama and Aboadze.

Photo: Sathyan.velumani, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a coastal town in the district in the . It is known for its lush beaches and vegetation. It is about 25 km away from Takoradi and 160 km from Ivoiro, the border town between and .

Town
is a town in the of . It serves both as a dormitory town as well as an industrialized zone. It also houses Ghana's first thermal plant for electricity production. is situated 5 km southwest of Pra River.

Pra River

Latitude
5.01345° or 5° 0′ 48″ north
Longitude
-1.62903° or 1° 37′ 45″ west
Elevation
68 metres (223 feet)
Open location code
6CQW297C+99
Geo­Names ID
2295868
Wiki­data ID
Q139115
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Pra River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Pra”
  • Cebuano: “Pra”
  • Chinese: “普拉河”
  • Chuvash: “Пра”
  • French: “Pra”
  • German: “Pra”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Pra River”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Pra”
  • Hausa: “Kogin Pra (Ghana)”
  • Hausa: “Kogin Pra”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Pra”
  • Japanese: “プラ川”
  • Lithuanian: “Pra”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Pra”
  • Polish: “Pra”
  • Russian: “Пра”
  • Somali: “Webiga Pra”
  • Spanish: “Río Pra”
  • Swahili: “Mto Pra”
  • Swedish: “Pra”
  • Twi: “Pra River”
  • Twi: “Pra”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Pra”
  • Welsh: “Afon Pra”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fort Saint Sebastian Point and Pra Rock.

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