Ankobra River
The Ankobra River is situated in southwest Ghana. Starting north east of Wiawso, it flows about 190 kilometres south to the Gulf of Guinea, and enters the ocean about 60 km to the west of the city of Takoradi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river primarily situated in Ghana
- Also known as: “Ankwao”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Axim and Domunli.
Axim
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Axim is a coastal town and the capital of Nzema East Municipal district, a district in Western Region of South Ghana. Axim lies 64 kilometers west of the port city of Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western Region, west of Cape Three Points.
Domunli
Village
Domunli is a town in the Western Region of Ghana. The town is south of Agufo on the Atlantic coast of Ghana. It is located 100 kilometres west of the regional capital, Takoradi, and is in the Jomoro District. Domunli is situated 10 km southeast of Ankobra River.
Ngulofolo
Town
Nkroful is a village and the capital of the Ellembelle District in the Western Region of Ghana, located near Axim in the Nzema East Municipal. The village is the birthplace of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president. Ngulofolo is situated 10 km northwest of Ankobra River.
Ankobra River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Western Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
Discover Ankobra River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Akan to Welsh—“Ankobra River” goes by many names.
- Akan: “Asubonten Ankobra”
- Asturian: “Ríu Ankobra”
- Bulgarian: “Анкобра”
- Cebuano: “Ankobra”
- Chinese: “安科布拉河”
- Czech: “Ankobra”
- Dagbani: “Ankobra Mɔɣili”
- Dagbani: “Ankobra”
- French: “Ankobra River”
- French: “Ankobra”
- German: “Ankobra”
- Hausa: “Kogin Ankobra”
- Irish: “Abhainn Ankobra”
- Italian: “Ankobra”
- Japanese: “アンコブラ川”
- Lithuanian: “Ankobra”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ankobra”
- Norwegian: “Ankobra”
- Polish: “Ankobra”
- Russian: “Анкобра”
- Slovak: “Ankobra”
- Spanish: “Rio Ankobra”
- Spanish: “Río Ankobra”
- Swedish: “Ankobra”
- Twi: “Asubonten Ankobra”
- Ukrainian: “Анкобра”
- Venetian: “Fiume Ankobra”
- Welsh: “Afon Ankobra”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sawoma and Asanta.
Notable Places Nearby
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