Elmina
Edina | |
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   Top picture: Skyline of Elmina, Bottom left picture: Elmina Castle Bottom right picture: Coast of Elmina on the Gulf of Guinea | |
| Etymology: Elmina ("The mine")[1] | |
  Elmina Location of Elmina in Central Region, South Ghana  Elmina Elmina (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 5°05′N 1°21′W / 5.083°N 1.350°W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region | Central Region |
| District | Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District |
| Government | |
| • Municipal chief | Hon. Solomon Ebo Appiah |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 33,576 |
| • Religions |
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| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
| Postal district | CK |
| Area code | 033 |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | keeama.gov.gh  |
Elmina (Fante: Edina) is a town and the capital of the Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District on the south coast of Ghana in the Central Region.[4]: 1 It is situated on a bay on the Atlantic Ocean, 12.2 km (7.6 mi) west of Cape Coast.[5] Elmina was the first European settlement in West Africa and it has a population of 33,576 people, as of 2013.[6][3] The current Municipality chief of Elmina is Hon. Solomon Ebo Appiah.[2]
When the Portuguese, after first coming in contact with the Gold Coast, struck an agreement with the King of Elmina to build the São Jorge da Mina Castle in the 1470s, the settlement grew to become an important centre of commerce and trade in the region.[7] Nowadays, Elmina shows strong influences from Europe in its culture and people.[6]
- ^ Walker, N.; Jones J. (eds) (1998). "1". Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery. Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ a b Nartey, L. (1 June 2022). "It won't make economic sense to import raw sugar to be refined at Komenda Sugar Factory – Vanni-Amoah". 3News. para. 1. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012.
- ^ a b 2010 population & housing census (Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal) (PDF) (Report). Ghana Statistical Service. 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ Straight line distances from: Daft Logic; "Google Maps Distance Calculator". Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ a b Adjaye 2018, p. 1.
- ^ Wilks, I. (1997). Bakewell, Peter (ed.). Mines of Silver and Gold in the Americas. Aldershot: Variorum, Ashgate Publishing Limited. pp. 4–5. JSTOR 182036.