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Region
Western
Ghana
Western is a region in Ghana. It has a population of about 2,376,021 and an area of 23,921 km². It is on Greenwich Mean Time. It contains 15 districts and 7 villages with a combined population of about 1,707,460. The largest are Secondi Takoradi (726,905), Jomoro (194,808), and Ahanta West (139,188). Its nearest neighbours are Assin Foso (72 km) and Dunkwa (77 km).
2,376,021
Population
23,921 km²
Area
Africa/Accra
Time zone
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Music from Western
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In honour of my parents
“Manmi Selo” and “Papi Dodo” are songs honoring my parents and to welcome you to TimTim.Live.
- TimTim.LiveManmi Selo 2
- TimTim.LivePapi Dodo aka Carmel & Jeanne 3
Why Is TimTim.Live Singing About a Place I Love?
A personal note about why TimTim.Live is here in Western.
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Western, Ghana
More than 304 million people live outside the country where they were born.
And hundreds of millions more carry another country, city, town or village in their hearts — through parents, grandparents, family, memories, culture, friendship and love.
Maybe you are one of them.
Maybe you grew up in Western, or someone you love did, and you still think of it often.
Maybe your parents came from here. Maybe someone you love still lives here. Maybe you visited once and never forgot it. Or maybe it is simply a place you hope to see someday.
That is why TimTim.Live is here.
Home is more than where you live today.
I grew up with the sound of Haitian Konpa. It is the music of my childhood, my memories and part of who I am.
Today, through TimTim.Live, I am taking that rhythm with me on a musical journey around the world — creating songs inspired by countries, cities, towns, villages, people and places I have visited, places I have learned about, and places I still dream of discovering someday.
I am still learning about Western, and I hope to see it with my own eyes someday.
But I want something to be very clear:
This song is not meant to define the culture of Western. Its own artists and traditions tell that story better than I ever could.
I am sharing the music I grew up with as a musical greeting from my home to yours.
From Haiti… and now my hometown of Washington, DC, USA… to wherever you call home.
Music does not need a passport.
Music can cross a border long before we do. You do not have to speak the same language. You do not have to come from the same country. You don’t even have to understand every word.
Music asks only one question:
Will you listen?
And if you hear a Haitian Konpa beat carrying the name or memory of a place close to your heart, I hope it makes you smile.
I hope the music carries you back to a memory of Western.
I hope it reminds you of someone. I hope it brings back loving memories.
And for those of us living far from the places where we grew up, I hope that for a few minutes… home feels a little closer.
If Western is your home, help me discover it.
Tell me about its people. Tell me about its music. Tell me what makes it special.
Tell me about the places someone should see, the stories they should know, and the things people who were born there never forget.
TimTim.Live should not only sing about places. It should help the people who love them be heard. That is why the TimTim.Live platform is now open to artists worldwide.
I, TimTim.Live the artist, want to help people remember, discover and stay connected to a place dear to their heart.
Does someone you love live far from Western?
Send them the music. Send them the memory. Send them a free TimTim.Live Musical Postcard and say: “I heard this and thought about you.”
Send a Free Musical PostcardBecause sometimes a song can travel thousands of miles and bring someone home for a few minutes.
And if the Konpa rhythm makes you move… I want to dance with you.
Welcome to TimTim.Live — Konpa to the World.
From the places we come from, to wherever life takes us.
Music does not need a passport.
Local
Places to go in Western
Local Picks
Nobody has added a Local Pick for Western yet. Be the first!
Add a Local Pick
Sign in to add a Local PickA sample: how a business in Western would use TimTim.Live
Nothing below is real. It is an example, so you can see how it works before deciding whether to join.
What happens, step by step
- 1Find your business, or add it. Both are free.
- 2Fill in your page — photos, hours, what you do.
- 3Create an offer. Free to make, free to run.
- 4TimTim shows it to people exploring this place.
- 5A curator recommends it to people who trust them.
- 6An ambassador shares it with the community.
- 7A customer taps the link — and the tap is counted.
- 8They claim or redeem the offer.
- 9The sale is verified before anything else happens.
- 10Revenue is attributed to whoever helped.
- 11Your dashboard updates.
- 12Only then does TimTim's agreed fee apply.
Example figures — not real, and not from Western
- People who saw the page
- 310
- People who saw the offer
- 182
- Curator recommendations
- 3
- Shares by ambassadors
- 7
- Taps on the offer
- 64
- Offers claimed
- 41
- Redeemed in person
- 28
- Verified sales
- $1,240
In this example TimTim's agreed fee is 10% of verified sales — so $124 of the $1,240, and the business keeps $1,116.
The real rate is agreed with each business before any offer can charge anything. There is no fee on a sale TimTim did not help create.
Events
What's happening in Western
Going to Western?
What this page has for your visit. Tap a line to jump to it.
Places
Places in Western
Artists we need help finding
These pages were built from what the community told us. The artists themselves have never seen them. If you know one of these people, send them their page — only they can decide what it says.
- A. B. Crentsil
Artist · Songwriter · Musician
Available to Claim
Help us find them
- Castro
Artist · Musician
Available to Claim
Help us find them
- Felix Owusu
Artist
Available to Claim
Help us find them
- Safohene Djeni
Artist
Available to Claim
Help us find them
Places within
- Secondi Takoradi726,905
- Jomoro194,808
- Ahanta West139,188
- Wassa Amenfi West120,643
- Tarkwa Nsuaem117,550
- Ellembelle114,441
- Wassa Amenfi East108,272
- Shama105,173
- Nzema East80,480
- AlokapoketiVillage
- Amenfi Central DistrictDistrict
- Amenfi West MunicipalDistrict
- AnyinVillage
- AsrunumVillage
- AtuaboVillage
- MoshiehenekuromVillage
- MpohorDistrict
- Mpohor/Wassa EastDistrict
- NyamebekyereVillage
- NyamebekyereVillage
- Prestea-Huni ValleyDistrict
- Wassa Amenfi CentralDistrict
News
What's new in Western?
News from Western
Music, shows, and stories from here and nearby.
No new local stories added yet. Here is news from the wider area and the world, each marked with where it comes from.
- NationalPress from Ghana
Singer Omah Lay postpones world tour following knee injury
Graphic Online · Published Oct 27, 2026
Read at Graphic Online - NationalPress from Ghana
Ohangla musician Oticho Jasuba mourns wife and newborn baby after heartbreaking loss
Yen · Published Oct 27, 2026
Read at Yen - NationalPress from Ghana
Veteran Nollywood actor Odurukwe Ken begs public for help as his cataract condition worsens
Yen · Published Oct 27, 2026
Read at Yen - NationalPress from Ghana
Toluwanisings’ grandmother breaks silence on burial dispute, makes claims about late singer
Yen · Published Oct 27, 2026
Read at Yen - NationalPress from Ghana
Ernest Opoku: Veteran gospel singer confuses fans with new mohawk hairstyle at US church event
Yen · Published Oct 26, 2026
Read at Yen - NationalPress from Ghana
Rapperholic is bigger than a concert - Sarkodie
Graphic Online · Published Oct 26, 2026
Read at Graphic Online
Travel news for Western
- Press from Ghana ·EDITOR’S LENS: The Eyes of Ghana — A Golden Tourism Opportunity
- Press from Ghana ·Japan Visa for Indians: Step-by-Step Guide (2026 Update)
- Press from Ghana ·Detty December or December in GH? Tourism Minister says name matters less than benefits
Headlines link to the original publisher. TimTim.Live picks them by place and does not rewrite them; some are in the language they were published in. How TimTim.Live news works
Western through the years
Nobody has shared a memory of Western yet. Were you here in another time? Share a memory
💌 Send Music From Western
Choose a song and send a little piece of Western to someone you care about.
Free. Personal. No app required to open.
Collect the Western stamp
Do 2 things here to collect it:
- Follow Western
- Follow an artist from here
- Save a Local Pick
- Add a Local Pick
- Ask or answer a question
- Share what you know
Pick a song, write a note, and send it to someone as a musical postcard from Western.
A rocket-free spaceplane at the research and feasibility stage — nothing flies, and nothing is for sale. Explorers follow the work, send ideas, and are the first to know if suborbital flight, lunar travel or satellite delivery ever become real.
Your Western Discovery Passport
Go further: eight discoveries here complete this place's passport page. Start free — no card, no purchase, just exploring.
Start your passportChoose your journey
Do you know Western?
Help Western
Welcome to TimTim.Live 😊
We’re Happy You’re Here.
One account with many possibilities.
Choose what you’d like to do today:
Artist: I Make Music
Share my music. Get discovered. Get booked.
Fan: I Love Music
Discover and support artists from around the world.
Merchant: I Run a Business
Join free. Post offers free. Reach buying customers.
Promoter: I Organize Events
Join free. Post events free. Reach event buyers.
Know Western?
Nobody has written down what this place sounds like yet. If you live here, grew up here, or your family is from here, you know things this page does not — the artists, the music, the places people actually go.
You do not have to be an expert. Being from here is the qualification.
Ask people who know Western
No questions yet. Ask the first one — people who know Western will answer.
This month: help Western 8 times
Every Local Pick, every answer and every piece of local knowledge that neighbours confirm counts. Spam and rejected posts do not.
0 of 8 this month
Help WesternDo you know Western?
You don't need to be famous. If this place matters to you, you already know something worth sharing.
- An artist or bandAdd them so people everywhere can hear them.
- A song or spot you loveTell people about it in your own words.
- A local businessClaim it or add it. It is free.
- Something happeningA festival, a party, a weekly jam.
- A hidden gemThe special place visitors never find.
- Something wrong hereTell us and we will fix it.
Local Picks and questions are open now. Adding facts to this page opens once 3 people from here join.
How much is known about here
15%of what we hope to know about Western
- Place facts100%
- Local names0%
- Nearby places100%
- Music0%
- Local knowledge0%
- Memories0%
- Places to go0%
Almost nothing is recorded about Western yet, so anything you add here counts for 2× what it would in a well-documented city. The places the internet ignores are the ones worth writing down.
What you can do for Western
Everything below is worth 2× here, because almost nothing is known about this place yet. The emptier a place, the more a contribution to it is worth.
Anyone can do these, right now
Collect this place's stamp
It goes in your passport.
+2
Send a musical postcard from here
+8
Share a song from here with someone
Worth more once they actually listen.
+10
Check a neighbour's contribution
Checks are what publish anything.
+40
If you know Western
These are what the page is missing. Every one of them waits for 2 neighbours to confirm it before it appears.
Share a memory of this place
What it was like. Nobody can add this but the people who were here.
+50
Add something only a local would know
The place people go, the thing visitors never find.
+50
Tell us about music from here
The songs, the players, the rhythms that belong to this place.
+50
Add somewhere to eat, drink or hear music
Somewhere real, that someone here would actually recommend.
+50
Tell us how this place's name is really said
The local name, and how to say it.
+30
What is Western to you?
You don't have to be an expert. If you grew up here, live here, or your family is from here, you know something this page doesn't.
New
Discover local culture in Western
Restaurants, bars, hotels and nightlife in Western — organised around the experience, not just the map pin. If you live here, you know places a map has never heard of.
To add or update a listing, become an ambassador for this place first. Each listing carries a name, and local reviewers confirm it before it appears.
Languages in Western
This page is written in English. These are the languages spoken here — the ones we can already show you are links.
- Akan
- English
🚀 Western to the Moon and Beyond
Everywhere on Earth can take part in what comes next. Three ways in, each eight steps long, each ending in a stamp for your passport.
Show the three ways in
Children and students
Stamp: Space Explorer
Discover how people find their way around the sky, how sound travels, and how a place on Earth connects to everything above it. Open to everyone.
Start this trackCommunity contributors
Stamp: Space Contributor
Explore, contribute what you know, and help your community take part. For people 18 and over.
Answer the question below to open this track.
Scientists and engineers
Stamp: Research Contributor
Bring questions, working notes and technical contributions, and help review the work of others. For people 18 and over.
Answer the question below to open this track.
One question opens the adult tracks: are you 18 or over?
Where should we go next?
Questions about Western
What can I discover in Western?
Music, independent artists, businesses, events, Local Picks and what people who know Western share.
Can I add an artist from Western?
Yes. Search for them first. If they are already here, you can recommend them or they can claim their page; if not, you can add them.
Can I add my business?
Yes, for free. Search first. Claim it if it is already here, or add it if it is not.
How do I become a Western Community Ambassador?
Help Western 8 times — a Local Pick, an answer, something only a local knows. Your TimTim.Live account is all you need; there is nothing else to sign up for.
Can I explore somewhere else?
Yes. Every place connects to others — look for “Where should we go next?” at the bottom of this page.
Where is Western?
Western is a region in Ghana.
How many people live in Western?
About 2,376,021 people, according to the GeoNames dataset this page draws on. Population figures for smaller places are estimates and can be out of date.
What time zone is Western in?
Western uses the Africa/Accra time zone.
What are the coordinates of Western?
5.4500, -2.2500.
What is near Western?
The nearest town or city is Prestea, about 12 km away — Western lies west of it.