Kakum

Kakum is a stream in . Kakum is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Elmina Java Museum.

Museum
Photo: Fentener van Vlissingen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a museum in , , dedicated to the history of the so-called Belanda Hitam; soldiers recruited in the 19th century in the Dutch Gold Coast to serve in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army. is situated 3½ km west of Kakum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elmina and Cape Coast.

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is a city in region of Ghana. Its name comes from the Portuguese word for "Mine". The gold found in these mines are also the origin of the name "Gold Coast", which was the name of what is now Ghana, when it was a British Colony.

Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.
is a city in the region of . It's a 2 hour 15 minutes drive from the capital city, Accra.

Kakum

Latitude
5.10396° or 5° 6′ 14″ north
Longitude
-1.31721° or 1° 19′ 2″ west
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
6CQW4M3M+H4
Geo­Names ID
2299890
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