Central Region, Ghana

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Central Region, Ghana is a coastal administrative region of Ghana known for its historic forts and castles, including several UNESCO World Heritage Sites, as well as its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
region of Ghana
borders Ashanti Region
Eastern Region, Ghana
Greater Accra Region
Western Region, Ghana
capital Cape Coast
contains Abura-Dunkwa
Agona Swedru
Anomabu
Assin Fosu
Assin Manso
Cape Coast Castle
Elmina Castle
Fort Amsterdam, Abandze
linked to: Fort Amsterdam

Fort St Jago
linked to: Fort St. Jago

Fort William, Anomabu
Kakum National Park
Kasoa
Komenda
Mankessim
Saltpond
Twifo Praso
University of Cape Coast
Winneba
linked to: Winneba, Ghana
country Ghana
economicActivity cocoa farming
fishing
tourism
hasCoastlineOn Gulf of Guinea
hasEducationalInstitution University of Education, Winneba
hasNickname The Tourism Capital of Ghana
hasTourismAttraction canopy walkway at Kakum National Park
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
historicalRole center of European colonial trade on the Gold Coast
major departure point in the Atlantic slave trade
knownFor UNESCO World Heritage Sites
historic forts and castles
role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade
largestCity Cape Coast
locatedIn southern Ghana
majorEthnicGroup Akan peoples
linked to: Akan people

Fante
linked to: Fante people
observesDaylightSavingTime no
officialLanguage English
partOf Republic of Ghana
linked to: Ghana
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time

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St. George’s Castle locatedIn Central Region, Ghana
Benya Lagoon locatedInAdministrativeEntity Central Region, Ghana
Cape Coast Castle locatedInRegion Central Region, Ghana
Fort William, Anomabu locatedIn Central Region, Ghana
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions locatedIn Central Region (Ghana)
linked to: Central Region, Ghana
Akan language spokenIn Central Region of Ghana
linked to: Central Region, Ghana
Fante people primaryRegion Central Region of Ghana
linked to: Central Region, Ghana
Kasoa locatedIn Central Region, Ghana
Cape Coast locatedIn Central Region, Ghana
Cape Coast administrativeCapitalOf Central Region, Ghana
Fort St. Jago locatedIn Central Region, Ghana
Fort Amsterdam locatedIn Central Region, Ghana
Elmina locatedIn Central Region, Ghana
Fort Victoria (Cape Coast) locatedIn Central Region, Ghana
Fort Nassau locatedIn Central Region, Ghana
Elmina township locatedIn Central Region, Ghana
Fante language hasRegion Central Region of Ghana
linked to: Central Region, Ghana
Fante Confederacy region Central Region of present-day Ghana
linked to: Central Region, Ghana
Denkyira modernSuccessorTerritory Central Region of Ghana
linked to: Central Region, Ghana
Omanhene titleUsedIn Central Region of Ghana
linked to: Central Region, Ghana
Ashanti people region Central Region of Ghana
linked to: Central Region, Ghana
Winneba locatedIn Central Region, Ghana
subject linked to: Winneba, Ghana