Ghana
Central Region
Gomoa East District

Afransi

Afransi is a small town and is the capital of in the Central Region of Ghana.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Town
  • Description: town and District Capital in Central Region
  • Also known as: “Afranse”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gomoa Central District.

Government office
is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, . Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Gomoa District in 1988, until the eastern part of the district was split off to create the first , with Gomoa Afransi as its capital town, on 29 February 2008; thus the remaining part has been renamed as .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agona Swedru.

Town
Photo: Foodev, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town and the capital of , a district in the Central Region of south . has a 2010 settlement population of about 55,239 people. is situated 6 km northeast of Afransi.

Afransi

Latitude
5.50836° or 5° 30′ 30″ north
Longitude
-0.74847° or 0° 44′ 55″ west
Elevation
99 metres (325 feet)
Open location code
6CQXG752+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1784672896
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2305655
Wiki­data ID
Q4689436
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Yoruba—“Afransi” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Afransi”
  • Irish: “Afransi”
  • Southern Dagaare: “Afransi”
  • Swedish: “Gomoa Afransi”
  • Yoruba: “Afransi”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Methodist Church and Gomoa Gyaman Football Park.

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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 “Afransi”. Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.