City · Ghana
Shama Junction
Shama or Esima is a fishing community, and it is the capital of Shama district, a district in the Western Region of Ghana. The town lies about 20 km east of Sekondi-Takoradi, on the mouth of the Pra River. The town is home to Fort San Sebastian, in whose graveyard philosopher Anton Wilhelm Amo, the first African known to have attended a European university, is interred.
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- Population: 20,946.
- Known for: fort San Sebastian, in whose graveyard philosopher Anton Wilhelm Amo, is interred.
- Timezone: Africa/Accra.