Aboesi

Aboesi is a locality in , . Aboesi is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the locality .

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. is situated 3 km north of Aboesi.

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… is situated 3½ km north of Aboesi.

Power station
Photo: Enock4seth, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Takoradi Power Station is a thermal power station at Aboadze, 17 kilometres east of , . It consists of three power plants. The power station became operational in 1997 and is the first fossil fuel power station operated by the Volta River Authority. is situated 2½ km southwest of Aboesi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aboadze and Shama.

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.

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 .

Aboesi

Latitude
4.98299° or 4° 58′ 59″ north
Longitude
-1.63686° or 1° 38′ 13″ west
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
6CPWX9M7+57
Geo­Names ID
2306280
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