Akosombo
Akosombo is a small town in the south of the Asuogyaman District, Eastern Region, Ghana with notable street names of some African countries in the sub-region like Ghana, Congo, Namibia, Lagos-town, and Freetown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Allison Stillwell, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Town with 15,000 residents
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Akonsonbo”, “Kosombo”, and “Oko Sombo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Akosombo Dam.
Akosombo Dam
Power station
Photo: Phildawson, Public domain.
The Akosombo Dam, also known as the Volta Dam, is a hydroelectric dam on the Volta River in southeastern Ghana in the Akosombo gorge and part of the Volta River Authority. Akosombo Dam is situated 3½ km north of Akosombo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Atimpoku.
Atimpoku
Village
Photo: SandisterTei, CC BY 3.0.
Atimpoku is a small town in the Eastern Region of Ghana and located along the Volta River. It is the capital of the Asuogyaman District, a district in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Atimpoku is situated 6 km southeast of Akosombo.
Akosombo
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Asuogyaman District, Eastern Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.2698° or 6° 16′ 11″ northLongitude
0.0509° or 0° 3′ 3″ eastPopulation
15,000Elevation
158 metres (518 feet)United Nations Location Code
GH ASBOpen location code
6FR27392+W9OpenStreetMap ID
node 4834904424OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Akosombo” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Akonsonbo”
- Dutch: “Akosombo”
- Ewe: “Akosombo”
- French: “Akosombo”
- Irish: “Akosombo”
- Japanese: “アコソンボ”
- Korean: “아코솜보”
- Lithuanian: “Akosombas”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Akosombo”
- Norwegian: “Akosombo”
- Persian: “اکوسامبو”
- Polish: “Akosombo”
- Slovenian: “Akosombo”
- South Azerbaijani: “اکوسامبو”
- Turkish: “Akosombo”
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Notable Places Nearby
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Akosombo”. Photo: Allison Stillwell, CC BY 3.0.