Sakumo Ramsar Site
The Sakumo Ramsar Site also known as the Sakumo Lagoon is a wetland of international importance. It covers an area of 1,400 hectares and is situated along the coastal road between Accra and Tema in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.- Type: Body of water
- Description: place in Greater Accra Region, Ghana
- Also known as: “Sakumo Lagoon” and “Sakumono Lagoon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Regional Maritime University.
Regional Maritime University
University
Photo: Jwale2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Regional Maritime University is an international tertiary institution and private university in Accra, Ghana. It attained full university status on 25 October 2007 and was launched as such by John Agyekum Kufuor, former President of the Republic of Ghana. Regional Maritime University is situated 4 km southwest of Sakumo Ramsar Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nungua and Tema.
Nungua
Town
Photo: Samson Craig McArthur Sik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nungua is a town in Krowor Municipal District in the Greater Accra Region of southeastern Ghana near the coast. Nungua is the eighteenth most populous settlement in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 84,119 people. Nungua is situated 4½ km southwest of Sakumo Ramsar Site.
Tema
Photo: Axe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tema is a city on the Ghanaian Coastal Plain. It is 25 kilometres east of Accra, and had a population of 161,612 in 2013. It is the second-largest city in the Greater Accra Region after Accra.
Spintex Road
Neighborhood
Spintex Road is a major road and commercial corridor in Accra, the capital of Ghana. The road stretches from the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange in the west to the Tema Motorway Roundabout in the east, running parallel to the Tema Motorway. Spintex Road is situated 6 km west of Sakumo Ramsar Site.
Sakumo Ramsar Site
- Category: lagoon
- Location: Tema Metropolitan Assembly, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
5.62509° or 5° 37′ 30″ northLongitude
-0.0353° or 0° 2′ 7″ westOpen location code
6CQXJXG7+2VOpenStreetMap ID
way 191244793OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q2213694
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Hausa—“Sakumo Ramsar Site” goes by many names.
- German: “Sakumono-Lagune”
- Hausa: “Yankin Sakumo Ramsar”
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