Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly

Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, . Originally created as a municipal district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Cape Coast Municipal District, which was created from the Cape Coast Municipal Council; until it was later elevated to metropolitan district assembly status on 29 February 2008 to become Cape Coast Metropolitan District.
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  • Type: district of Ghana
  • Description: district of Ghana
  • Also known as: Cape Coast Metropolitan District

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cape Coast Castle and Cape Coast Light.

is one of about forty "slave castles", or large commercial forts, built on the Gold Coast of by European traders. is located in the Central Region of Ghana.

Fort William Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Dawson's Hill in the old town of , 's Central Region. Despite the alternate name, it is not part of the , lying approximately 600 metres away from the castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Coast and Moree.

is a city in the region of . It's a 2 hour 15 minutes drive from the capital city, Accra.

Village
is a town with small seaside resort in , a district in the Central Region of south . was founded by giants Asebu Amanfi and his brother Farnyi Kwegya, and prolific hunter called Adzekese. is situated 5 km northeast of Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly.

Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly

Latitude
5.1054° or 5° 6′ 19″ north
Longitude
-1.2466° or 1° 14′ 48″ west
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
Open location code
6CQW4Q43+49
Geo­Names ID
7648969
Wiki­data ID
Q922863
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Cape Coast (distrito)
  • Cebuano: Cape Coast
  • Dutch: Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly
  • Fanti: Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly
  • French: Assemblée métropolitaine de Cape Coast
  • French: Cape Coast métropolitan
  • German: Cape Coast Metropolitan District
  • German: Cape Coast Municipal District
  • Hausa: Cape Coast Metropolitan District
  • Igbo: Cape Coast Metropolitan District
  • Italian: Distretto metropolitano di Cape Coast
  • Italian: distretto municipale di Cape Coast
  • Japanese: ケープコースト都市圏
  • Polish: Dystrykt Cape Coast
  • Polish: Dystrykt metropolitalny Cape Coast
  • Portuguese: Cape Coast Municipal
  • Southern Dagaare: Cape Coast Mɛturopolitaŋ Asɛmbole
  • Southern Dagaare: Cape Coast Mɛturopolitaŋ Desekyere
  • Spanish: Cape Coast
  • Swedish: Cape Coast
  • Yoruba: Cape Coast Metropolitan District

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fort Victoria and Fort William.

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