Cape Coast
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Cape Coast is the capital city of Ghana's Central Region, located on the country's coast. It is historically significant as a major site of the transatlantic slave trade and colonial activity, with several preserved forts and castles that attract visitors and serve as important cultural monuments.
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Key facts
- Country
- Ghana
- Region
- Central Region
- District
- Cape Coast Metropolitan
- Type
- Mayor–council
- Metropolitan mayor
- Ernest Arthur
- Elevation
- 0 m (0 ft)
- Total
- 108,374
- Ethnicities
- Fante Akan
- Religion
- Christianity Islam Traditional African religions
- Time zone
- UTC+00:00 ( GMT )
- Postcode district
- CC
- Area code
- 033
- Climate
- As
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Cape Coast is a city and the capital of the Cape Coast Metropolitan District and the Central Region of Ghana. It is located about 38.4 mi (61.8 km) from Sekondi-Takoradi and approximately 80 mi (130 km) from Accra. The city is one of the most historically significant settlements in Ghana. As of the 2010 census, Cape Coast has a population of 108,374 people. The majority of people who live in the city are Fante.
The city was once the capital of the Fetu Kingdom, an aboriginal Guan kingdom located 10 miles (16 km) north of Cape Coast. Once the Europeans arrived, they established the Cape Coast Castle, which eventually fell into the hands of the British, who named the castle and its surrounding settlement the headquarters of the Royal African Company. Cape Coast became the capital of the Gold Coast from 1821 until 1877, when it was transferred to Accra.