Cape Coast

Cape Coast is a cape in , . Cape Coast is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cape Coast Castle and Cape Coast Light.

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is one of about forty "slave castles", or large commercial forts, built on the Gold Coast of by European traders. is located in the Central Region of Ghana.

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Fort William Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Dawson's Hill in the old town of , 's Central Region. Despite the alternate name, it is not part of the , lying approximately 600 metres away from the castle.

Government office
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is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, . Originally created as a municipal district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Cape Coast Municipal District, which was created from the Cape Coast Municipal Council; until it was later elevated to metropolitan district assembly status on 29 February 2008 to become Cape Coast Metropolitan District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Coast and Moree.

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is a city in the region of . It's a 2 hour 15 minutes drive from the capital city, Accra.

Village
is a town with small seaside resort in , a district in the Central Region of south . was founded by giants Asebu Amanfi and his brother Farnyi Kwegya, and prolific hunter called Adzekese. is situated 5 km northeast of Cape Coast.

Village
is a small town near in the of It lies along the main international road that connects Kumasi-Cape Coast or and Accra-Cape Coast or. is situated 8 km northeast of Cape Coast.

Cape Coast

Latitude
5.10297° or 5° 6′ 11″ north
Longitude
-1.24068° or 1° 14′ 26″ west
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
6CQW4Q35+5P
Geo­Names ID
2302113
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