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Tema is a city on the Bight of Benin and Atlantic coast of Ghana. It is located east of the capital city; Accra, in the region of Greater Accra, and is the capital of the Tema Metropolitan District. As of 2013, Tema is the eleventh most populous settlement in Ghana, with a population of approximately 161,612 people – a marked decrease from its 2005 figure of 209,000. The Greenwich Meridian (00 Longitude) passes directly through the city. It also had the Meridian Rock. Tema is locally nicknamed the "Harbour City" because of its status as Ghana's largest seaport. It consists of 25 different comm

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Settlement.official_name: Tema
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Tema Montage.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 260px
Settlement.image_caption: First-left picture: Cargo ships with Intermodal containers being loaded in the Industrial Tema Harbour • First-top right picture: Petroleum Processing and Refining Plant and Natural-Gas Processing Plant in Tema • Second-bottom right picture: Valco Roundabout of State-owned Aluminium Corporation Valco (Volta Aluminum Company) in Tema
Settlement.blank_emblem_link: Tema Metropolis District
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ghana#Africa
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ghana##Location in Africa
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Admin. Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Greater Accra Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tema Metropolitan District
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Felix Mensah Nii Anang-La
Settlement.elevation_m: 1