Apam
Apam is a town in Coastal Plain region of Ghana. 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.
- Type: Town with 20,100 residents
- Description: town in Ghana
- Also known as: “Apaa pado”, “apam”, “apamu”, and “Appam”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Fort Patience.
Fort Patience
Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mumford.
Mumford
Village
Mumford is a town in the Gomoa West District of the… Mumford is situated 3½ km southwest of Apam.
Apam
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Gomoa West District, Central Region, Ghanaian Coastal Plain, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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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
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Akan to Urdu—“Apam” goes by many names.
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Places to explore: Gomoa Akyemefo and Abrekum.
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