Tema
Ghana's largest seaport anchors this planned city on the Atlantic coast, east of Accra. Commissioned by Ghana's first president, Kwame Nkrumah, and built around a harbour completed in 1961, Tema was designed by Theodore S. Clerk, Ghana's first architect, on the site of a former fishing village. The Greenwich Meridian passes directly through the city, which has grown into the country's primary industrial hub, home to an oil refinery, numerous factories, and one of Ghana's two deep seaports.
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- Population155,782
- Nearest water from center 3.6 km2.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 19 km12 mi
Nearest airports
Tema: quick answers
Where is Tema?
Tema is in Ghana, about 24 km15 miles in a straight line from Accra.
How do you get to Tema?
The nearest airport is Accra (ACC), about 43 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Tema?
The warmest month is March, averaging 28°C83°F across day and night; the coolest is August, at 24°C76°F. The wettest month is June, with about 161 mm6.3 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Tema?
OpenStreetMap lists 18 restaurants and 31 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.