Dambai
Dambai, Oti
Ferry-crossing town on the east bank of the Volta. Regional capital since 2019.
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Flooding risk, walkability, transit, schools, and more — each scored 1–5 with sources you can audit.
Map insights
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Lifestyle
Risks & utilities
- Good
Noise level
Road, nightlife, and industrial noise exposure
Score4.0 / 5Genuinely quiet — the ferry timetable and the market rhythm define the busy hours.
Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide - Sparse
Markets
Day markets, supermarkets, farmers' markets
Score1.0 / 51 mapped markets features inside the mapped neighbourhood boundary. Score uses weighted mapped count and nearest-feature distance. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
Score model
- Mapped feature count60% · 1 features
- Nearest mapped feature40% · 1 km
As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap - Good
Schools
International, private, and public school density
Score4.0 / 54 mapped schools features inside the mapped neighbourhood boundary. Score uses weighted mapped count and nearest-feature distance. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
Score model
- Mapped feature count60% · 4 features
- Nearest mapped feature40% · 0.2 km
As of May 2026Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide, OpenStreetMap - Mixed
Transit
Trotros, taxis, and commuter routes
Score1.0 / 50 mapped bus stops within 1.2 km of the town centre. Transit summary still reflects broader trotro, taxi, and commuter-route access; the map score uses weighted bus-stop count and nearest-stop distance.
Score model
- Mapped feature count65% · 0 features
- Nearest mapped feature35% · 1.2 km
As of May 2026Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide, OpenStreetMap - Low-moderate indicative risk
Flood risk
Rainy-season waterlogging and catchment zones
Score4.0 / 5Indicative, non-authoritative exposure layer from 1 mapped waterways/water features inside the mapped neighbourhood boundary. Score uses weighted local water-feature density, nearest water-feature distance, and low-weight EONET support. Confirm individual properties during inspection.
Score model
- Mapped waterways and water features45% · 1 features
- Nearest mapped water feature40% · 0.2 km
- NASA EONET regional support15% · 0 events
As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap, NASA EONET, Habivista neighbourhood guide - Limited
Green space
Parks, tree cover, and open green areas
Score2.0 / 51 mapped green space features inside the mapped neighbourhood boundary. Score uses weighted mapped count and nearest-feature distance, plus approximate mapped green area. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
Score model
- Mapped feature count35% · 1 features
- Nearest mapped feature40% · 0.4 km
- Mapped green area25% · 1.2 ha
As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap - Sparse
Healthcare
Hospitals, clinics, pharmacies
Score1.0 / 50 mapped healthcare features within 1.5 km of the town centre. Score uses weighted mapped count and nearest-feature distance. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
Score model
- Mapped feature count60% · 0 features
- Nearest mapped feature40% · 1.5 km
As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap - Take care
Walkability
How many daily trips you can do on foot
Score2.0 / 5Derived from transit score 2/5. Dambai lorry park serves trotros to Kete-Krachi (via the ferry), Jasikan and Hohoe. The Oti ferry remains the key link to the west bank.
Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide - Take care
Amenities
Shops, clinics, banks, and essentials within 10 min
Score2.0 / 54 named amenities within walking/short-drive range.
Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide - Take care
Power reliability
Grid uptime and outage frequency
Score2.0 / 5Long feeder from Hohoe/Ho; rainy-season outages are routine. Most offices keep standby generation.
Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide
On the ground
Essentials
Safety context
●●●●●Ferry-crossing town on the east bank of the Volta, regional capital since 2019. Calm and hospitable; growing administrative quarter as ministries move in.
Schools nearby
Named institutions with walking / driving distance.
- Senior high school1.3 km
- Public primary schools0.7 km
What's nearby
Specific places people actually use.
- Community market
- Municipal hospital
- Commercial bank branch
- Filling station
Distance to landmarks
Straight-line distance from the centre of Dambai. Drive times will differ with traffic.
- University of Ghana (Legon)271.8 km
- Accra Mall274.6 km
- Kotoka International Airport276.4 km
- 37 Military Hospital279.1 km
- Labadi Beach281.5 km
- Accra city centre (CBD)283.2 km
Typical prices in Dambai
Market ranges based on current listings and recent transactions. GHS.
1 BR / month
$400 – $700
2 BR / month
$650 – $1,100
3 BR / month
$1,000 – $1,600
Avg. sale
GHS 180,000
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