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Elmina
Town in Central Region, Ghana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Elmina (disambiguation).
Elmina, also known as Edina by the local Fante, is a town and the capital of the Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District on the south coast of Ghana in the Central Region,[2] situated on a bay on the Atlantic Ocean, 12 kilometres (7+1⁄2 miles) west of Cape Coast. Elmina was the first European settlement in West Africa and it has a population of 33,576 people.[1]
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Elmina | |
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Location of Elmina in Central Region, South Ghana | |
Coordinates: 5°05′N 1°21′W | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Central Region |
District | Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 33,576[1] |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | GMT |
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