Axim
Axim is a meteorological station in Nzema East Municipal District, Western Region. Axim is situated nearby to the government office Nzema East Municipal District, as well as near the village Domunli.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nzema East Municipal District and Fort Saint Anthony.
Nzema East Municipal District
Government office
Nzema East Municipal District is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region, Ghana. It was originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Nzema East District, which was created from the former Nzema District Council… Nzema East Municipal District is situated 640 metres northwest of Axim.
Fort Saint Anthony
Castle
Photo: Jesuraj Alakassery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Saint Anthony was a fort built by the Portuguese in 1515 near the town of Axim, in what is now Ghana. In 1642, the Dutch captured the fort and subsequently made it part of the Dutch Gold Coast. Fort Saint Anthony is situated 1¼ km west of Axim.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Axim and Domunli.
Axim
Photo: Ottomuc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Axim is a coastal town and the capital of Nzema East Municipal district, a district in Western Region of South Ghana. Axim lies 64 kilometers west of the port city of Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western Region, west of Cape Three Points.
Domunli
Village
Domunli is a town in the Western Region of Ghana. The town is south of Agufo on the Atlantic coast of Ghana. It is located 100 kilometres west of the regional capital, Takoradi, and is in the Jomoro District. Domunli is situated 4 km southeast of Axim.
Axim
- Type: Meteorological station
- Location: Nzema East Municipal District, Western Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
4.86667° or 4° 52′ northLongitude
-2.23333° or 2° 14′ westElevation
38 metres (125 feet)ICAO airport code
DGTXOpen location code
6CPVVQ88+MMGeoNames ID
6296431
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