Chief’s Palace
Chief’s Palace is a castle in Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, Central Region. Chief’s Palace is situated nearby to Saint Paul Catholic Church, as well as near Good Sheperd Methodist Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly and Cape Coast Light.
Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly
Government office
Photo: ZSM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, Ghana. Originally created as a municipal district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Cape Coast Municipal District, which was created from the Cape Coast Municipal Council; until it was later elevated to metropolitan district assembly status on 29 February 2008 to become Cape Coast Metropolitan District. Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly is situated 3 km south of Chief’s Palace.
Cape Coast Light
Photo: Owula kpakpo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort William Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Dawson's Hill in the old town of Cape Coast, Ghana's Central Region. Despite the alternate name, it is not part of the Cape Coast Castle complex, lying approximately 600 metres away from the castle. Cape Coast Light is situated 3½ km south of Chief’s Palace.
Mfantsipim School
School
Photo: Jwale2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mfantsipim School is an all-boys boarding secondary school in Cape Coast, Ghana, established by the Methodist Church in 1876 to foster intellectual, moral, and spiritual growth in the then Gold Coast. Mfantsipim School is situated 2½ km south of Chief’s Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Coast and Moree.
Cape Coast
Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.
Cape Coast is a city in the Coastal Plain region of Ghana. It's a 2 hour 15 minutes drive from the capital city, Accra.
Moree
Village
Moree is a town with small seaside resort in Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese district, a district in the Central Region of south Ghana. Moree was founded by giants Asebu Amanfi and his brother Farnyi Kwegya, and prolific hunter called Adzekese. Moree is situated 5 km east of Chief’s Palace.
Yamoransa
Village
Yamoransa is a small town near Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana It lies along the main international road that connects Kumasi-Cape Coast or and Accra-Cape Coast or. Yamoransa is situated 6 km northeast of Chief’s Palace.
Chief’s Palace
- Type: Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, Central Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
5.14025° or 5° 8′ 25″ northLongitude
-1.24574° or 1° 14′ 45″ westOpen location code
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node 11601304821OpenStreetMap feature
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