Shama, Ghana

Shama
Esima
Shema
Town & District Capital
Shama is located in Ghana
Shama
Shama
Location of Shama in Western Region
Coordinates: 5°1′N 1°38′W / 5.017°N 1.633°W / 5.017; -1.633
Country Ghana
Region Western Region
DistrictShama Ahanta East Metropolitan District
Population
 (2013)
 • Total
23,699[1]
 Ranked 60th in Ghana
Time zoneGreenwich Mean Time
 • Summer (DST)GMT

Shama or Esima is a fishing community, and it is the capital of Shama district, a district in the Western Region of Ghana.[2][3] The town lies about 20 km east of Sekondi-Takoradi, on the mouth of the Pra River. The town is home to Fort San Sebastian, in whose graveyard philosopher Anton Wilhelm Amo, the first African known to have attended a European university, is interred.[3]

The town is situated in the Shama Ahanta East Metropolitan district and Shama constituency of the Western region of Ghana.[3] The people of the town are mostly engaged in fishing and its related activities such as fish processing for local markets. Shama is the sixtieth most populous settlement in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 117,224 people.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
  2. ^ Shama District Archived 2012-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c "Shama, Ghana". www.wolframalpha.com. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Shama (District, Ghana) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-09.


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