Central, Ghana · Africa
34,403
Population
Africa
Continent
Accra
Timezone
GH
Country Code
Elmina (Fante: Edina) is a town and the capital of the Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District on the south coast of Ghana in the Central Region. It is situated on a bay on the Atlantic Ocean, 12.2 km (7.6 mi) west of Cape Coast. Elmina was the first European settlement in West Africa and it has a population of 33,576 people, as of 2013. The current Municipality chief of Elmina is Solomon Ebo Appiah. When the Portuguese, after first coming in contact with the Gold Coast, struck an agreement with th...
Coordinates
5.0847°, -1.3509°
Region/State
Central
District
Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem
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Country
Ghana
Region
Central
Timezone
Africa/Accra
Population
34,403
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