Essipon
in Western Region, Ghana

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
4.972 and -1.696 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 4° 58' 19" and W -1° 41' 45"
Currency and Currency Code:
Cedi - GHS
Spoken languages:
English, Akan, Ewe, Twi
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 10:39 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Africa/Accra
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:57 am and 5:49 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-6.108 and 177.334 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Kulia Village
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for Ghana in Western Africa

Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Ghana.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Ghana. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Delve into Essipon

Essipon in Western Region is a city located in Ghana about 111 mi (or 178 km) west of Accra, the country's capital town.

Current time in Essipon is now 10:39 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Africa / Accra with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 7 airports closer to Essipon, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Ghana is Takoradi Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 12 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Asante Traditional Buildings in a distance of 134 mi (or 216 km), North-East. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sekondi-Takoradi, Cape Coast, Wassa-Akropong, Tiapoum and Mafere. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 85 °F

Morning Temperature 26°C / 79 °F
Evening Temperature 28°C / 82 °F
Night Temperature 27°C / 80 °F
Chance of rainfall 4%
Air Humidity 65%
Air Pressure 1012 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 90% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

29°C (85 °F)
26°C (80 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Monday, 25th of November 2024

28°C (83 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.

Tuesday, 26th of November 2024

30°C (85 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

BUSUA BEACH RESORT

Address
6,8 mi
1 BUSUA TOWN AGONA
0000 AHANTA
Ghana

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium

Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana. It used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Sekondi Hasaacas FC. It hosted some matches during 2008 African Cup of Nations. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people and opened in 2008. It was purposefully built as a venue for the 2008 African Cup of Nations held in Ghana in January 2008.

Located at 4.9769, -1.6818 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in Ghana, Sports venues in Ghana, Sekondi-Takoradi, Multi-purpose stadiums in Ghana

Essipong Stadium

Essipong Stadium was built by Shanghai Construction Group Limited and is a multi-sports complex. The 20,000 all-seater stadium completed at a cost of $38.5 million boast of facilities such as hotels and restaurants amongst others. The stadium is home to Sekondi Wise Fighters.

Located at 4.97687, -1.68171 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in Ghana

Botumagyabu

Botumegyabu is a village in Shama District in the Western Region of Ghana near the town Sekondi. Botumegyabu is in the Essikado-Ketan constituency of the Western region of Ghana. It is mainly a dormitory village.

Located at 4.94611, -1.73889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in the Western Region (Ghana)