Central, Ghana · Africa
Saltpond is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Mankesim, 39km from Kakum National Park Canopy Walkway.
Saltpond is a town located in Central, Ghana. With a population of 24,689, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Saltpond sits in Ghana. It's in the Africa/Accra time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Saltpond to your route.
Saltpond is a town in, and the capital of, the Mfantsiman Municipal District in the Central Region of Ghana. As of 2013, Saltpond has a population of 24,689 people.
Major ethnic groups who lived in the town are the Akan, Ga, Ewe, Ashanti, and Akuapem. Major economic sectors in the town are petroleum, agriculture,Read more
fishing, trade, commerce, and industry.
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Saltpond is located in Central, Ghana, Africa. The coordinates are 5.2091 latitude, -1.0606 longitude.
Saltpond has a population of approximately 24,689 people, making it a town in Ghana.
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castle
A whitewashed Atlantic fort begun by the Swedes in 1653 and expanded by the British, holding the dungeons through which enslaved people passed to the Door of No Return. Now a UNESCO site and museum above the fishing beach.
23 km · about 25 min drive
castle
The oldest European building south of the Sahara, raised by the Portuguese in 1482 and later taken by the Dutch, standing over a lagoon crowded with painted fishing canoes. Twelve kilometres west of Cape Coast.
35 km · about 40 min drive
national park
Seven rope-and-plank bridges strung between emergent trees roughly 40 m above the rainforest floor, opened in 1995 and one of very few canopy walks in Africa. Half an hour inland from Cape Coast.
39 km · about 45 min drive
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