Ajumako

Ajumako is a town in . It is the capital of Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam district. It is famous for being the birthplace of Ottobah Cugoano, an abolitionist of the 18th century.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: place in Central Region, Ghana
  • Also known as: Edumako

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Apam and Mumford.

is a town in region of . is the site of Fort Lijdzaamheid or Fort Patience, a Dutch-built fort which was completed in 1702, which dominates the fishing harbour and town from a rocky peninsula on the south side of the town.

Village
is a town in the of the of , near the capital . As of 2013, has a settlement population of 18,368 people. is situated 10 km south of Ajumako.

Ajumako

Latitude
5.34833° or 5° 20′ 54″ north
Longitude
-0.77109° or 0° 46′ 16″ west
Elevation
88 metres (289 feet)
Open location code
6CQX86XH+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1820144827
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2305256
Wiki­data ID
Q4699976
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In Other Languages

From Dagbani to Twi—“Ajumako” goes by many names.
  • Dagbani: Ajumako
  • Dutch: Ajumako
  • Farefare: Agumako
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: Ajumako
  • Hausa: Ajumako
  • Irish: Ajumako
  • Kusaal: Ajumako
  • Persian: اجامکو
  • South Azerbaijani: اجامکو
  • Swedish: Ajumako
  • Turkish: Ajumako
  • Twi: Ajumako

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Ajumako”. Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.