Ghanaian Coastal Plain
Western Region
Jomoro Municipal District

Nzulezo

Nzulezo is a world heritage listed remote stilt village in Western Ghana. Nzulezo 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.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Nzulezu Stilt Settlement”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beyin.

Village
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is a village in the Jomoro district, a district in the of and also the traditional capital of the Western Nzema traditional Council. is situated 4 km south of Nzulezo.

Nzulezo

Latitude
5.021° or 5° 1′ 16″ north
Longitude
-2.598° or 2° 35′ 53″ west
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
6CQV2CC2+CQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1499351848
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11205196
Wiki­data ID
Q924568
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Twi—“Nzulezo” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Nzulezo”
  • French: “Nzulezo”
  • Hausa: “Nzulezo”
  • Igbo: “Nzulezo”
  • Italian: “Nzulezu”
  • Portuguese: “Nzulezo”
  • Spanish: “Pueblo de Ghana”
  • Tatar: “Нзулезу су өсте авылы”
  • Twi: “Nzulezo”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Nzulezo”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.