Akong
Akong is a locality in Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, Central Region. Akong is situated nearby to the village Moree, as well as near the locality Agwasi.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cape Coast Castle and Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly.
Cape Coast Castle
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Cape Coast Castle is one of about forty "slave castles", or large commercial forts, built on the Gold Coast of West Africa by European traders. Cape Coast Castle is located in the Central Region of Ghana. Cape Coast Castle is situated 3½ km southwest of Akong.
Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly
Government office
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Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, Ghana. 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. Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly is situated 4 km west of Akong.
Cape Coast Light
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Fort William Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Dawson's Hill in the old town of Cape Coast, Ghana's Central Region. Despite the alternate name, it is not part of the Cape Coast Castle complex, lying approximately 600 metres away from the castle. Cape Coast Light is situated 3½ km west of Akong.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moree and Cape Coast.
Moree
Village
Moree is a town with small seaside resort in Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese district, a district in the Central Region of south Ghana. Moree was founded by giants Asebu Amanfi and his brother Farnyi Kwegya, and prolific hunter called Adzekese.
Cape Coast
Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.
Cape Coast is a city in the Coastal Plain region of Ghana. It's a 2 hour 15 minutes drive from the capital city, Accra.
Yamoransa
Village
Yamoransa is a small town near Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana It lies along the main international road that connects Kumasi-Cape Coast or and Accra-Cape Coast or. Yamoransa is situated 5 km north of Akong.
Akong
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Akwon” and “Ekon”
- Location: Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, Central Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
5.11884° or 5° 7′ 8″ northLongitude
-1.21401° or 1° 12′ 50″ westElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
6CQW4Q9P+G9GeoNames ID
2305123
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