Ghana
Eastern Region
Asuogyaman District

Akosombo Dam

The Akosombo Dam, also known as the Volta Dam, is a hydroelectric dam on the in southeastern in the Akosombo gorge and part of the Volta River Authority.
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: dam and tourist site in Akosombo, Volta Region of Ghana
  • Also known as: “Ajena Dam”, “Akosombo”, “Akosombo Hydroelectric Power Plant”, “Akosombo uztvanka”, “Akosombodam”, and “Volta Dam”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akosombo and Atimpoku.

Town
Photo: Allison Stillwell, CC BY 3.0.
is a small town in the south of the , Eastern Region, with notable street names of some African countries in the sub-region like Ghana, Congo, Namibia, Lagos-town, and Freetown. is situated 3½ km south of Akosombo Dam.

Village
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is a small town in the Eastern Region of and located along the . It is the capital of the , a district in the Eastern Region of Ghana. is situated 9 km southeast of Akosombo Dam.

Akosombo Dam

Latitude
6.29875° or 6° 17′ 56″ north
Longitude
0.05579° or 0° 3′ 21″ east
Operator
Volta River Authority
Open location code
6FR273X4+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 826311727
Wiki­data ID
Q1282314
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Akosombo Dam” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Akosombodam”
  • Arabic: “سد أكوسومبو”
  • Bulgarian: “Акосомбо (язовир)”
  • Bulgarian: “Акосомбо”
  • Catalan: “presa d’Akosombo”
  • Cebuano: “Akosombo Dam”
  • Chinese: “阿科松博坝”
  • Chinese: “阿科松博壩”
  • Chinese: “阿科松博大坝”
  • Chinese: “阿科松博水壩”
  • Chinese: “阿科松博水电站”
  • Chinese: “阿科鬆博水壩”
  • Chinese: “阿科鬆博水電站”
  • Croatian: “Akosombo”
  • Croatian: “Brana Akosombo”
  • Dagbani: “Akosombo Dam”
  • Dutch: “Akosombodam”
  • Dutch: “Voltadam”
  • Fanti: “Akosombo Dam”
  • Fanti: “Volta Dam”
  • Finnish: “Akosombon pato”
  • French: “barrage d’Akosombo”
  • French: “Barrage d’Akosombo”
  • German: “Akosombo-Staudamm”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Akosombo Dam”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Volta Dam”
  • Hausa: “Madatsar ruwan Akosombo”
  • Hausa: “Madatsar ruwan Volta”
  • Hebrew: “סכר אקסומבו”
  • Hindi: “अकोसोम्बो बाँध”
  • Indonesian: “Bendungan Akosombo”
  • Italian: “Akosombo”
  • Italian: “diga di Akosombo”
  • Italian: “Diga di Akosombo”
  • Japanese: “アコソンボダム”
  • Lithuanian: “Akosombo užtvanka”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Akosombo-demningen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Akosombodemningen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Voltademningen”
  • Norwegian: “Akosombodemningen”
  • Persian: “سد آکوسومبو”
  • Polish: “Zapora Akosombo”
  • Portuguese: “Akosombo (barragem)”
  • Portuguese: “Akosombo”
  • Romanian: “Barajul Akosombo”
  • Russian: “Акосомбо”
  • Russian: “Плотина Акосомбо”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Akosombo”
  • Slovenian: “jez Akosombo”
  • Southern Dagaare: “Akosombo Damp”
  • Southern Dagaare: “Akosombo Dampo”
  • Spanish: “Presa de Akosombo”
  • Swahili: “Bwana la volta”
  • Swahili: “Bwawa la Akosombo”
  • Swedish: “Akosombo Dam”
  • Swedish: “Akosombodammen”
  • Twi: “Akosombo Dam”
  • Twi: “Volta Dam”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Акосомбо”
  • Vietnamese: “Đập Akosombo”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Akasombo Port and Dobson Club.

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