Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District
Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District is one of the twenty-two districts in the Central Region of Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, when it was known as Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District, it was created from the…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Elmina Castle and Fort Coenraadsburg.
Elmina Castle
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Elmina Castle was erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as Castelo de São Jorge da Mina, also known as Castelo da Mina or simply Mina, in present-day Elmina, Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast.
Fort Coenraadsburg
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Fort Coenraadsburg or Conraadsburg, also Fort São Tiago da Mina, is a small Portuguese chapel built in honor of Saint Jago and it is situated opposite the Elmina Castle in the Central region of Ghana, to protect Fort Elmina from attacks.
Elmina Java Museum
Museum
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The Elmina Java Museum is a museum in Elmina, Ghana, dedicated to the history of the so-called Belanda Hitam; soldiers recruited in the 19th century in the Dutch Gold Coast to serve in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elmina.
Elmina
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Elmina is a city in Coastal Plain region of Ghana. Its name comes from the Portuguese word for "Mine". The gold found in these mines are also the origin of the name "Gold Coast", which was the name of what is now Ghana, when it was a British Colony.
Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District
- Type: district of Ghana
- Description: districts in the Central Region of Ghana
- Location: Central Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Yoruba—“Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Կոմենդա / Էդինա / Էգուաֆո / Աբիրեմի մունիցիպալ շրջան”
- Cebuano: “Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem”
- Chinese: “各个市辖区”
- Chinese: “多个市辖区”
- Dutch: “Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District”
- French: “Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem”
- French: “Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem”
- German: “Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District”
- German: “Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District”
- Hausa: “Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District”
- Igbo: “Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District”
- Italian: “distretto di Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem”
- Italian: “Distretto municipale di Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem”
- Polish: “Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem”
- Polish: “Okręg miejski Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem”
- Slovenian: “distrikt Komenda - Edina - Eguafo - Abirem”
- Southern Dagaare: “Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Munisipal Desekyere”
- Spanish: “Komenda-Edina-Egyafo-Abirem”
- Swedish: “Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem”
- Yoruba: “Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pehi and Gwira Achinum.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Elmina Point and Elmina Bay.
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