Ghana

Tema

Ghana

Population
155,782
Currency
GHS11.8/$

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

Live

27°C

Overcast · feels like 28°C

  • 74%
  • 25 km/h
  • AQI 28
  • SunLight drizzle24° / 27°
  • MonOvercast24° / 27°
  • TueOvercast24° / 29°
  • WedSlight rain showers23° / 26°
  • ThuOvercast24° / 26°

Measured at 5.670, -0.017 · Africa/Accra

Tema map

Understand

Understand

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Getting there

There are several daily commuter trains from Accra.

  • 1 Tema Community 1 railway station. Terminus of commuter trains

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

Get around

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Map of Tema

What to see

  • 1 Fish Market (along harbor front). 06:00-17:00 daily, closed Tu. 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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