Saltpond
Saltpond is a meteorological station in Mfantsiman Municipal District, Central Region. Saltpond is situated nearby to the village Abandze, as well as near Anomabu.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Amsterdam.
Fort Amsterdam
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Amsterdam is a former slave fort in Abandze, Central region, Ghana. It was built by the English between 1638 and 1645 as Fort Cormantin or Fort Courmantyne, and was captured by admiral Michiel de Ruyter of the Dutch West India Company in 1665, in retaliation for the capture of several Dutch forts by the English Admiral Holmes in 1664. Fort Amsterdam is situated 3 km west of Saltpond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saltpond and Abandze.
Saltpond
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saltpond is a town and the capital of the Mfantsiman Municipal District in the Central Region of Ghana. As of 2013, Saltpond has a population of 24,689 people.
Abandze
Village
Photo: Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0.
Abandze is a small town near the Atlantic Ocean coast of Ghana, lying north-east of Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana. In 2010, the town had a population of 3,632. Abandze is situated 3 km west of Saltpond.
Anomabu
Village
Photo: Flickr account, OGL.
Anomabu, also spelled Anomabo and formerly as Annamaboe, is a town on the coast of the Mfantsiman Municipal District of the Central Region of South Ghana. Anomabu is situated 7 km west of Saltpond.
Saltpond
- Type: Meteorological station
- Location: Mfantsiman Municipal District, Central Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
5.2° or 5° 12′ northLongitude
-1.06667° or 1° 4′ westElevation
44 metres (144 feet)ICAO airport code
DGASOpen location code
6CQW6W2M+28GeoNames ID
6296417
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