Akotoshie

Akotoshie is a village in Ga West Municipal Assembly, Greater Accra Region. Akotoshie is situated nearby to the village Kutunse, as well as near the town Medie.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ghana Satellite Earth Station.

Ghana Satellite Earth Station

Observatory

The Ghana Satellite Earth Station, now The Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory, is the largest satellite station in Ghana and hosts the largest steerable single-dish radio telescope in Africa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amasaman and Pokuase.

Amasama is a small town and is the capital of Ga West Municipal District, an MMDA located within the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Amasama Secondary Technical School. The school is a second cycle institution. Amasaman is situated 6 km southeast of Akotoshie.

Pokuase

Town

Pokuase, also spelled Pokoasi, is a suburb of Accra, the capital city of Ghana and spans the area from Pokuase, leading off the Accra-Kumasi motorway on the right coming from Accra central; and leading off the motorway at Pokuase Junction and rising to ‘Okai Kwei Hill’, on the left coming from town. Pokuase is situated 8 km southeast of Akotoshie.

Nsawam

Town

Nsawam is a town in south Ghana and is the capital of the Nsawam-Adoagyire Municipal District, a district in the country's Eastern Region. The town's main ethnic group is Akan, followed by Ga and then Ewe. Nsawam is situated 8 km north of Akotoshie.

Akotoshie

Type: Village
Category: locality
Location: Ga West Municipal Assembly, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

5.74774° or 5° 44′ 52″ north

Longitude

-0.32176° or 0° 19′ 18″ west

Open location code

6CQXPMXH+37

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12844114228

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

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Localities in the Area

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