Tema
Ghana
- Population
- 155,782
- Currency
- GHS₵11.6/$
Tema is a city on the Ghanaian Coastal Plain. It is 25 kilometres east of Accra, and had a population of 161,612 in 2013. It is the second-largest city in the Greater Accra Region after Accra. It is also the industrial hub of Ghana as well the home to the country's largest port in Tema Harbour.
Guide content adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Tema". Source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Weather
Live30°C
Light drizzle · feels like 34°C
- 63%
- 14 km/h
- AQI 30
- MonLight drizzle25° / 28°
- TueLight drizzle25° / 28°
- WedOvercast24° / 28°
- ThuOvercast24° / 28°
- FriOvercast25° / 27°
Measured at 5.670, -0.017 · Africa/Accra
Understand
Getting there
There are several daily commuter trains from Accra.
- 1 Tema Community 1 railway station. Terminus of commuter trains. Trains on the Tema-Mpakadan Railway Line has stops in Volta Basin.
The N1 Kwame Nkrumah Motorway (Tema Motorway) connects Tema and Accra. The motorway ends at Aflao Road, and continues as a normal suburban road.
Getting around
What to see
- 1 Fish Market (along harbor front). 06:00-17:00 daily, closed Tue. One thing you can do in Tema is visit the harbor and fish market where you can watch the artisanal fishermen bring in their catch with their homemade canoes, if you can deal with the stink and dirty water.
What to do
Where to eat
Drinking & nightlife
Shopping
Where to stay
- 1 Vienna City Hotel, Emmanuel Quist Rd, ☏ . Check-in: -0.01419. A lively place with restaurant/bar, nightclub, free breakfast, wifi, a/c, airport shuttle. Next door to a casino. Not too far from street market and fish market. GH₵ 243.
Staying connected
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