Kpong Dam
The Kpong Dam, also known as the Akuse Dam, is a hydroelectric power generating dam on the lower Volta River near Akuse in Ghana. It is owned and operated by Volta River Authority.- Dam
- …is also known as “Akuse Dam”
- …stands 20 metres (66 feet) tall
- Description: hydroelectric dam in Akuse
Kpong Dam
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Latitude
6.12927° or 6° 7′ 45″ north
Longitude
0.11984° or 0° 7′ 11″ east
Open location code
6FR244H9+PW
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OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Kpong Dam” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سد كبونغ”
- French: “barrage d’Akuse”
- French: “barrage de Kpong”
- French: “Barrage de Kpong”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Akuse Dam”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Kpong Dam”
- Hausa: “Rashin ruwa na Kpong”
- Indonesian: “Bendungan Kpong”
- Italian: “diga di Kpong”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kpong kraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kpongdemningen”
- Norwegian: “Kpongdemningen”
- Persian: “سد کپونگ”
- Tswana: “Letamong la Kpong”
- Twi: “Kpong Dam”
- Twi: “Nsuo Wura”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Кпонг”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kpong Power Station and Akuse Cleland Memorial Church (Presby).
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