Ghanaian Coastal Plain

Ghanaian Coastal Plain is a region of .
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Top destinations include Accra and Sekondi-Takoradi.

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is the capital city of . has a mix of 19th-century colonial architecture, modern skyscrapers and apartment blocks, and dusty shanty towns.

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Sekondi and Takoradi are adjacent port cities; the combined municipality forms the capital of Western Ghana.

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is a city in the Coastal Plain region of . It's a 2 hour 15 minutes drive from the capital city, Accra.

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is a city on the Ghanaian Coastal Plain. 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.

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is a city in Coastal Plain region of Ghana. Its name comes from the Portuguese word for "Mine". The gold found in these mines are also the origin of the name "Gold Coast", which was the name of what is now Ghana, when it was a British Colony.

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is in the Coastal Plain region, the best preserved region of virgin rainforest in the country. It provides the easiest access to the rainforest along with its famous canopy walkway.

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is a coastal town and the capital of , a district in of South . lies 64 kilometers west of the port city of in the Western Region, west of .

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is a coastal town in the Ghanaian Coastal Plain. The town sits on a sandbar of land that separates the Lagoon from the Gulf of Guinea.

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is a town on the southeast coast of , where the meets the Atlantic Ocean. The town is located along the Volta River, off of the - motorway.

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is an area in the Dangme East District which is in the eastern part of the Greater Accra Region in the southeast of . It is comprised principally of the "towns" of , Big , and Kasseh.

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is a coastal town in bordering . While east of the Togolese side of the border the city is the capital, Lome, the once-called "Pearl of West Africa", the Ghanaian town is a typical African border town built solely to service the movement of people and goods.

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is a coastal town in the district in the Ghanaian Coastal Plain. 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 .

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is a town in Coastal Plain region of . is the site of Fort Lijdzaamheid or Fort Patience, a Dutch-built fort which was completed in 1702, which dominates the fishing harbour and town from a rocky peninsula on the south side of the town.

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is a town of 19,000 people on the Akwapim Hills, in the Eastern region of Ghanaian Coastal Plain. It is the home of the Botanical Gardens.

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is a small town and fishing village in Ahanta West district, of . It is one of the southernmost places in Ghana. The part of town near the Gulf of Guinea, known as Akiwidaa Old Town, suffers from flooding and erosion as a result of climate change.

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is a world heritage listed remote stilt village in Western Ghana. was built over water for protection and safety during attacks in times of war. The main activities of its inhabitants is agriculture, while fishery plays a secondary role.

is a town in Adenta District in the Greater Region of the Ghanaian Coastal Plain. was home to about 44,000 people in 2012.

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is a beach resort and fishing village in the Ahanta West District of the in , about 30 kilometers west of the regional capital, in the Gulf of Guinea.

Ghanaian Coastal Plain

Latitude of center
5.5° or 5° 30′ north
Longitude of center
-0.6° or 0° 36′ west
Wiki­data ID
Q14206721
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Ghanaian Coastal Plain” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “litoral de Ghana”
  • Chinese: “海岸平原 (加纳)”
  • Chinese: “海岸平原”
  • Italian: “Litorale del Ghana”
  • Slovenian: “obala Gane”
  • Venetian: “Litorałe del Ghana”

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