Western Region, Gold Coast

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Western Region, Gold Coast was a coastal administrative region in the former British colony of the Gold Coast (now Ghana), known for its rich natural resources and as the birthplace of future president Kwame Nkrumah.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal region
former administrative region
human
administrativeType region
birthPlace Western Region, Gold Coast
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
colonialAdministrationLanguage English
colonialLegalSystem British colonial law
colonialPower United Kingdom
colonialStatus administrative region of the Gold Coast colony
continent Africa
country Gold Coast
currencyUsed British West African pound
ethnicGroups Ahanta
Akan peoples
linked to: Akan people

Nzema
governingAuthority Governor of the Gold Coast
historicalCountry Gold Coast (British colony)
linked to: Gold Coast Colony
historicalRelation predecessor of modern Western Region of Ghana
knownFor birthplace of Kwame Nkrumah
coastal geography
rich natural resources
languageUsed English
locatedIn Gold Coast
locatedInPresentDay Ghana
notablePersonBornHere Kwame Nkrumah
partOf British Empire
British Gold Coast colony
linked to: British Gold Coast
politicalStatus subdivision of a British colony
positionHeld President of Ghana
presentDayEquivalent Western Region, Ghana
resourceType cocoa-growing areas
minerals
timber
successorAdministrativeUnit Western Region, Ghana
timePeriod colonial era

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Kwame Nkrumah placeOfBirth Western Region, Gold Coast
Fort William countryAtTimeOfConstruction Gold Coast (historical region)
linked to: Western Region, Gold Coast
Fort Patience locatedIn Gold Coast (historical region)
linked to: Western Region, Gold Coast
Kwame Nkrumah birthPlace Western Region, Gold Coast
subject linked to: Western Region, Gold Coast