Senchi

Senchi
Ntonso
Urban area
Senchi is located in Ghana
Senchi
Senchi
Location within Ghana
Coordinates: 6°13′16″N 0°05′13″E / 6.221°N 0.087°E / 6.221; 0.087
Country Ghana
RegionEastern Region
DistrictAsuogyaman District
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)GMT

Senchi is a town in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region of Ghana.

Location

Senchi is situated along the west banks of the Volta River, downstream from the Akosombo Dam.

Notability

Senchi ferry

Senchi has a ferry station used for the crossing of the Volta River from the west to the Old Akrade on the eastern side.[1][2] It was the major crossing for vehicular traffic prior to the completion of the construction of the Adomi Bridge in January 1957.[3] In 2014, it experienced very heavy traffic while the Adomi Bridge was closed to traffic for repairs.[1][4][5]

Resorts

Senchi is well noted as the location of some resorts and guest houses south of the dam on the Volta River. These include Royal Senchi Resort and The Senchi Consensus[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b Bentil, Naa Lamiley (28 May 2014). "Congestion at Senchi ferry site eases". Daily Graphic. Accra. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Road tolls fetch Ghc49m". www.ghanaweb.com. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. ^ 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 3 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Adomi bridge to be closed down Monday". myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Adomi bridge rehabilitation 80% complete". ghana-net.com. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Where Leisure Meets Luxury On The Volta Lake". www.theroyalsenchi.com. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Senchi Consensus Archives - citifmonline". citifmonline. Retrieved 25 May 2015.


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