Shama District

Shama District 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…
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  • District of Ghana with 105,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 8 metres (26 feet)
  • …is also known as “Shama”
  • Description: district in Western, Ghana

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort São Sebastião de Xama.
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Fort São Sebastião or Fort San Sebastian located…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shama and Aboadze.
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is a coastal town in the district in the .
is a town in the of . is situated 5 km south of Shama District.

Shama District

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Latitude
5.0167° or 5° 1′ north
Longitude
-1.6333° or 1° 38′ west
Open location code
6CQW2988+MM
Geo­Names ID
7649040
Wiki­data ID
Q7487377

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Shama District” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Shama new”
  • Dutch: “Shama”
  • Hausa: “Shama District”
  • Igbo: “Shama District”
  • Igbo: “Shama”
  • Polish: “Dystrykt Shama”
  • Spanish: “Shama”
  • Swedish: “Shama new”
  • Yoruba: “Shama District”
  • Yoruba: “Shama”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pra River and Fort Saint Sebastian Point.

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