Tema Metropolitan Assembly

Tema Metropolitan Assembly is one of the twenty-nine districts in , . Originally created as a municipal district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Tema Municipal District, which was created from the former Tema District Council…
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  • Type: district of Ghana with 353,000 residents
  • Description: district in Ghana
  • Also known as: Tema”, “Tema District”, and “Tema Metropolitan District

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sakumo Ramsar Site.

The also known as the Sakumo Lagoon is a wetland of international importance. It covers an area of 1,400 hectares and is situated along the coastal road between and in the Greater Accra Region of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tema and Ashaiman.

Photo: Axe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city on the . It is 25 kilometres east of , and had a population of 161,612 in 2013. It is the second-largest city in the Greater Accra Region after Accra.

Town
is a large town and the capital of the in the of . According to the 2021 census, the town, along with the district, has a population of 208,060 people. is situated 6 km north of Tema Metropolitan Assembly.

Town
is a town in Krowor Municipal District in the of southeastern near the coast. is the eighteenth most populous settlement in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 84,119 people. is situated 6 km southwest of Tema Metropolitan Assembly.

Tema Metropolitan Assembly

Latitude
5.6424° or 5° 38′ 33″ north
Longitude
-0.0348° or 0° 2′ 5″ west
Population
353,000
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
6CQXJXR8+X3
Geo­Names ID
7649057
Wiki­data ID
Q2723511
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Yoruba—“Tema Metropolitan Assembly” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Tema
  • Cebuano: Tema Metropolitan District
  • Czech: Tema Municipal District
  • Dutch: Tema Metropolis District
  • French: District métropolitain de Tema
  • French: Tema métropolitain
  • French: Tema municipalite
  • French: Tema municipalité
  • German: Tema Metropolitan District
  • Hausa: Tema Metropolitan District
  • Igbo: Tema Metropolitan District
  • Italian: Distretto di Tema Municipale
  • Italian: distretto metropolitano di Tema
  • Italian: Distretto metropolitano di Tema
  • Italian: Tema Municipal District
  • Polish: Dystrykt Tema
  • Portuguese: Tema Municipal
  • Portuguese: Tema
  • Slovak: Tema Municipal District
  • Slovenian: Metropolitanski distrikt Tema
  • Slovenian: Tema Metropolitan District
  • Southern Dagaare: Tema Mɛtropolitaŋ Desekyere
  • Spanish: Tema
  • Swedish: Tema Metropolitan District
  • Yoruba: Tema Metropolitan District
  • Yoruba: Tema municipal District

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sakumo Lagoon and Greenwich Rock.

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