Apam

Apam is a town in region of . Apam is the site of Fort Lijdzaamheid or Fort Patience, a Dutch-built fort which was completed in 1702, which dominates the fishing harbour and town from a rocky peninsula on the south side of the town.
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  • Type: Town with 20,100 residents
  • Description: town in Ghana
  • Also known as: “Apaa”, “apam”, “apamu”, and “Appam”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Patience.

Castle
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is a Dutch-built fort located in the township of Apam, in the Central Region of . Originally built in 1697, it served as a defensive fortification and a trading post.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mumford.

Village
is a town in the of the of , near the capital . As of 2013, has a settlement population of 18,368 people. is situated 3½ km southwest of Apam.

Apam

Latitude
5.2833° or 5° 16′ 60″ north
Longitude
-0.738° or 0° 44′ 17″ west
Population
20,100
Elevation
81 metres (266 feet)
Open location code
6CQX77M6+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3324762561
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2304389
Wiki­data ID
Q617438
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Akan to Urdu—“Apam” goes by many names.
  • Akan: “Apaa”
  • Akan: “Apam”
  • Catalan: “Apam”
  • Cebuano: “Apam”
  • Dutch: “Apam”
  • Fanti: “Apaa pado”
  • Fanti: “Apaa”
  • French: “Apam”
  • German: “Apam”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Apaa”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Apam”
  • Hausa: “Apaa”
  • Hausa: “Apam”
  • Irish: “Apam”
  • Japanese: “アパム”
  • Portuguese: “Apam”
  • Russian: “Апам”
  • Swahili: “Apam”
  • Swedish: “Apam”
  • Turkish: “Apam”
  • Twi: “Apaa”
  • Twi: “Apam”
  • Urdu: “اپام”

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