Axim Bay
Axim Bay is a bay in Ghana. Axim Bay is situated nearby to the locality Upper Town, as well as near the suburb Pepre Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Saint Anthony and Nzema East Municipal District.
Fort Saint Anthony
Castle
Photo: Jesuraj Alakassery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Saint Anthony was a fort built by the Portuguese in 1515 near the town of Axim, in what is now Ghana. In 1642, the Dutch captured the fort and subsequently made it part of the Dutch Gold Coast. Fort Saint Anthony is situated 2½ km east of Axim Bay.
Nzema East Municipal District
Government office
Nzema East Municipal District is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region, Ghana. It was originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Nzema East District, which was created from the former Nzema District Council… Nzema East Municipal District is situated 3 km east of Axim Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Axim and Domunli.
Axim
Photo: Ottomuc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Axim is a coastal town and the capital of Nzema East Municipal district, a district in Western Region of South Ghana. Axim lies 64 kilometers west of the port city of Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western Region, west of Cape Three Points.
Domunli
Village
Domunli is a town in the Western Region of Ghana. The town is south of Agufo on the Atlantic coast of Ghana. It is located 100 kilometres west of the regional capital, Takoradi, and is in the Jomoro District. Domunli is situated 7 km southeast of Axim Bay.
Axim Bay
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
4.86667° or 4° 52′ northLongitude
-2.26667° or 2° 16′ westOpen location code
6CPVVP8M+M8GeoNames ID
2303610
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Upper Town and Pepre Point.
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