SHAMA JUNCTION

Western · GHANA (GH) · 5.02°N / 1.66°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,295,385

Shama Junction is a city in Ghana with a population of 20,946. It sits at 5.02/-1.66, runs on Africa/Accra, is 10 km from Sekondi.

Population 20,946

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Accra

All facts

fields

Country: Ghana
Subdivision: Western
Coords: 5.02°N / 1.66°W
UTC offset: +0
DST: None

Proximity

nearest 7 · within 50 km

SW Sekondi Western 285,506 10.8 km

SW Sekondi-Takoradi Western 138,872 14.5 km

SW Takoradi Western 389,114 17.0 km

E Elmina Central 34,403 35.5 km

E Cape Coast Central 212,426 47.3 km

NW Tarkwa Western 49,937 47.9 km

NW Aboso Western 8,790 49.3 km

Air access

nearby

TKD

Takoradi Airport

Medium airport

18.2 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Shama Junction?: 20,946 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Shama Junction in?: Africa/Accra.
Which country is Shama Junction in?: Ghana (GH).
Which airport serves Shama Junction?: Takoradi Airport (TKD).
How far is Shama Junction from Accra?: About 173 km.
Does Shama Junction have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Ghana?: English.
What currency is used in Ghana?: Ghana Cedi.
How many cities are in Ghana?: 119 on record.
Which admin region is Shama Junction in?: Western.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2295385

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2295385,
    "name": "Shama Junction",
    "ascii_name": "Shama Junction",
    "country_code": "GH",
    "population": 20946,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Accra",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 5.01806,
    "longitude": -1.66437
  }
}

Context

comparatives

13.6x smaller than Sekondi.
10 km from Sekondi.
Same timezone (Africa/Accra) as 118 other cities in Ghana.