Shama Fire Service

Shama Fire Service is a fire station in Shama District, Western Region. Shama Fire Service is situated nearby to Shama Library, as well as near Shama Police Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shama District and Fort São Sebastião de Xama.

Shama District

Government office

Shama District is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region, Ghana. "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… Shama District is situated 730 metres east of Shama Fire Service.

Fort São Sebastião de Xama

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Fort São Sebastião or Fort San Sebastian located in Shama, Ghana, 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. Fort São Sebastião de Xama is situated 1½ km east of Shama Fire Service.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shama and Aboadze.

Shama

Photo: Sathyan.velumani, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Shama is a coastal town in the Shama 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 Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire.

Aboadze

Town

Aboadze is a town in the Western region of Ghana. It serves both as a dormitory town as well as an industrialized zone. It also houses Ghana's first thermal plant for electricity production. Aboadze is situated 4½ km south of Shama Fire Service.

Shama Fire Service

Type: Fire station
Location: Shama District, Western Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

5.01376° or 5° 0′ 50″ north

Longitude

-1.64233° or 1° 38′ 32″ west

Open location code

6CQW2975+G3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5186466423

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=fire_station

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shama Library and Shama Police Station.

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