Akosombo
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Akosombo is a small town in the south of the Asuogyaman District, Eastern Region, Ghana with notable street names of some African countries in the sub-region like Ghana, Congo, Namibia, Lagos-town, and Freetown. It is occupied by people of diverse ethnic backgrounds, like the Akans, Ewe, Krobo and other ethnic groups. Akosombo is north of the Adomi Bridge at Atimpoku, which is a 3 to 5 minute drive away.
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- Locality
- Akosombo
- Region
- Eastern Region
- Country
- Ghana
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.blank_emblem_size
- 230px
- Settlement.official_name
- Akosombo
- Settlement.nickname
- Dam City
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Akosombo Dam hydroelectric plant.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Akosombo Dam in Eastern Region as seen from the Volta Hotel
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- Asuogyaman District logo.jpg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Asuogyaman District logo
- Settlement.blank_emblem_link
- Asuogyaman District
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ghana
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Akosombo in Eastern Region, Ghana
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Ghana
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Eastern Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 151
- Image
- Akosombo Dam hydroelectric plant.jpg
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4 sectionsContents
- Akosombo Dam
- Gallery
- Akosombo Railway Station
- References
Akosombo is a small town in the south of the Asuogyaman District, Eastern Region, Ghana with notable street names of some African countries in the sub-region like Ghana, Congo, Namibia, Lagos-town, and Freetown. It is occupied by people of diverse ethnic backgrounds, like the Akans, Ewe, Krobo and other ethnic groups. Akosombo is north of the Adomi Bridge at Atimpoku, which is a 3 to 5 minute drive away.
==Akosombo Dam== The Ghanaian town of Akosombo is the site of the Akosombo Dam. The capital of Asuogyaman District, Atimpoku, is very close by.
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