Atimpoku

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Atimpoku
human settlement
CountryGhana Edit
Capital ofAsuogyaman District Edit
Dem locate for de administrative territorial entity insydAsuogyaman District Edit
Coordinate location6°13′48″N 0°5′24″E Edit
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Atimpoku be sam small town wey dey Eastern Region for Ghana insyd wey edey along de Volta River. Ebe de capital of de Asuogyaman District, sam district wey dey Eastern Region for Ghana insyd.[1]

Geography[edit | edit source]

De town of Atimpoku dey for de banks of de Volta River top, wey dey drain south go de Gulf of Guinea, wey edey de Adomi Bridge ein body (originally de Volta Bridge), Ghana ein longest suspension bridge den de first permanent bridge wey dey span de Volta River.[2][3] De town be about 2.5 miles downstream from Lake Volta den de Akosombo Dam, sam hydroelectric facility wey supply electricity give Ghana den de electricity exporter give de neighboring countries of Ghana.[1][4]

Atimpoku be about 87 km (54 mi) northeast of Accra, de capital of Ghana, den about 75 km (47 mi) north of de port of Tema.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Asuogyaman District". Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
  2. Scott, Peter Adamson; Roberts, Gilbert. "The Volta Bridge". Institute of Civil Engineers Virtual Library. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, E-ISSN 1753-7789, Volume 9, Issue 4, April 1958, pp. 395-432. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. "Danger on Adomi Bridge as portions of road develop pothole". Modern Ghana. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  4. "Dead male body found floating on the Volta Lake at Atimpoku". GhanaWeb. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-11-27.