Amissano

Amisano is a small town in the , a district in the Central Region of . The SMA Fathers conceived an idea to establish the first Catholic College and Seminary in Ghana.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: village in Central Region, Ghana
  • Also known as: Amisano” and “Emissano

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elmina.

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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.

Amissano

Latitude
5.13882° or 5° 8′ 20″ north
Longitude
-1.34392° or 1° 20′ 38″ west
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
6CQW4MQ4+GC
Geo­Names ID
2304769
Wiki­data ID
Q4746817
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Amissano” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Amissano
  • Irish: Amissano
  • Italian: Amissano
  • Japanese: アミッサーノ
  • Persian: امیسانو
  • South Azerbaijani: امیسانو
  • Turkish: Amissano

Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Amissano”. Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.