Adanka
Adanka is a locality in Gomoa West District, Central Region. Adanka is situated nearby to the locality Brusheng, as well as near Nsawam.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Patience.
Fort Patience
Castle
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Fort Patience is a Dutch-built fort located in the township of Apam, in the Central Region of Ghana. Originally built in 1697, it served as a defensive fortification and a trading post. Fort Patience is situated 4 km south of Adanka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Apam and Ajumako.
Apam
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Apam is a town in Coastal Plain region of Ghana. Apam 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.
Ajumako
Village
Ajumako is a town in Ghana. 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. Ajumako is situated 5 km northwest of Adanka.
Mumford
Village
Mumford is a town in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region of Ghana, near the Central regional capital Cape Coast. As of 2013, Mumford has a settlement population of 18,368 people. Mumford is situated 7 km south of Adanka.
Adanka
- Type: Locality
- Location: Gomoa West District, Central Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
5.3207° or 5° 19′ 15″ northLongitude
-0.73761° or 0° 44′ 15″ westElevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
6CQX87C6+7XGeoNames ID
2305968
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