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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Wikipedia
  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
    public holidays: closed
  • Email: info@shamadistrict.gov.gh
  • Type: Government office
  • Description: district in Western, Ghana
  • Also known as: “SDA”, “Shama”, and “Shama District Assembly”
  • Address: Shama, WR003

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort São Sebastião de Xama.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 760 metres east of Shama District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shama and Aboadze.

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 .

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. is situated 4½ km south of Shama District.

Shama District

Latitude
5.0124° or 5° 0′ 45″ north
Longitude
-1.63589° or 1° 38′ 9″ west
Inception
February 29th, 2008
Open location code
6CQW2967+XJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5186450522
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
Wiki­data ID
Q7487377
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Satellite Map

Discover Shama District from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shama Hospital and Shama Police Station.

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