West Africa
Ghana
Central Region

Mfantsiman Municipal District

Mfantsiman Municipal Assembly is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, . Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Mfantsiman District, which was created from the former Mfantsiman District Council; until it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on 29 February 2008 to become Mfantsiman Municipal District.
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  • Type: district of Ghana with 160,000 residents
  • Description: district of Ghana
  • Also known as: “Mfantseman Municipal” and “Mfatseman”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Amsterdam.

Castle
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is a former slave fort in , 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saltpond and Abandze.

Town
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is a town and the capital of the Mfantsiman Municipal District in the Central Region of . As of 2013, has a population of 24,689 people.

Village
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is a small town near the Atlantic Ocean coast of , lying north-east of in the Central Region of Ghana. In 2010, the town had a population of 3,632.

Village
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, also spelled Anomabo and formerly as Annamaboe, is a town on the coast of the Mfantsiman Municipal District of the of South . is situated 7 km west of Mfantsiman Municipal District.

Mfantsiman Municipal District

Latitude
5.2° or 5° 12′ north
Longitude
-1.0667° or 1° 4′ west
Population
160,000
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
6CQW6W2M+28
Geo­Names ID
7649013
Wiki­data ID
Q688693
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Yoruba—“Mfantsiman Municipal District” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Мфацеман”
  • Cebuano: “Mfatseman”
  • Dutch: “Mfantsiman Municipal District”
  • French: “Mfantsiman”
  • German: “Mfantsiman District”
  • German: “Mfantsiman Municipal District”
  • Hausa: “Mfantsiman Municipal District”
  • Igbo: “Mpaghara ime obodo Mfantsiman”
  • Italian: “distretto di Mfantsiman”
  • Italian: “Distretto municipale di Mfantseman”
  • Italian: “Mfantsiman District”
  • Italian: “Mfantsiman”
  • Polish: “Okręg miejski Mfantseman”
  • Southern Dagaare: “Mfantsiman Munisipal Desekyere”
  • Spanish: “Mfantsiman”
  • Swedish: “Mfatseman”
  • Yoruba: “Mfantsiman Municipal District”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Eja Point and Amisa Lagoon.

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