Ghana
Western Region
Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly

Fort Orange

Fort Orange is a fort located in Sekondi, , Ghana. Built by the Dutch in 1642, it was originally established as a trading lodge. The site was enlarged into a full fort in 1690 to support the growing European trade and to provide protection against local conflicts and rival European powers.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: former fortified colonial trade-post in Sekondi, Ghana
  • Also known as: “Fort Orange, Ghana” and “Fort Oranje”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly and MV Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan.

Government office
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is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region, . Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Shama Ahanta East Metropolitan District in 1988, which was created from the former Sekondi Takoradi… is situated 1 km northwest of Fort Orange.

Factory
Photo: Karadenizsosyal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a -flagged floating power plant owned and operated by Karpowership. In 2016, she was launched from the Hat-San Shipyard in , Turkey, marking the beginning of her mission to supply electricity to the Ghana power grid. is situated 1¼ km east of Fort Orange.

School
Photo: Captonisaac, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. John's School is an all-boys' second-cycle Roman Catholic school located at Sekondi in the of . The current curriculum falls within the Senior High School system in Ghana, with overall oversight by the Ghana Education Service. is situated 2 km west of Fort Orange.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sekondi-Takoradi and New Takoradi.

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Sekondi and Takoradi are adjacent port cities; the combined municipality forms the capital of Western Ghana.

Suburb
is a town in the of . It is 3 kilometres from the centre Takoradi the Western regional capital. The serves both as a dormitory town as well as an industrialized zone. is situated 5 km southwest of Fort Orange.

Suburb
is a town in . It is located five kilometers from Takoradi the regional capital of the of Ghana. It is a dormitory town and provides housing facilities for several families who work in and around Takoradi. is situated 7 km west of Fort Orange.

Fort Orange

Latitude
4.93559° or 4° 56′ 8″ north
Longitude
-1.70737° or 1° 42′ 27″ west
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
Open location code
6CPWW7PV+63
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1581774405
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
11808943
Wiki­data ID
Q2182050
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Fort Orange” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حصن أورنج غانا”
  • Chinese: “奥兰治堡”
  • Chinese: “奧蘭治堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort Oranje (Goudkust)”
  • Dutch: “Fort Oranje”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن اورانج”
  • French: “fort Orange”
  • French: “Fort Orange”
  • Hausa: “Sansanin Orange, Ghana”
  • Italian: “Fort Orange”
  • Turkish: “Orange Kalesi”

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