Central, Ghana · Africa
Apam sits on the route: 30 minutes from Winneba, 58km from Cape Coast Castle.
Apam is in Central, Ghana, with about 20,000 people. The nearest town is Winneba, about 15 km away.
Apam is a coastal town and capital of Gomoa West District in the Central Region of Ghana, located approximately 45 kilometers east of the Central Region capital, Cape Coast.
Apam is the site of Fort Lijdzaamheid or Fort Patience, a Dutch-built fort which was completed in 1702, which dominates the fishing harbor andRead more
town from a rocky peninsula located on the south side of the town. It was a major port prior to independence, but after Tema was built, shipping was forbidden. The current chief of Apam is called Nana Ekow Payne. It is also a major town in the Gomoa Akyempem Paramountcy. There are many fishermen as fishing is the main industry. Apam has a Secondary School called Apam Senior High School, an FM station, Apaman tv, several churches and a salt-winning industry. The Benyah Lagoon is used to produce salt. Apam have the biggest pusuban in Ghana and is located in the central region of Ghana.
FESTIVAL OF GOMOA APAM
Apam Akwambo festival [1] is celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of Gomoa Apam in the Central region of Ghana. The festival is celebrated in the month of September every year. People in Apam, in the Central Region, celebrate the Akwambo, which literally means "path-clearing."
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Within an hour or so of Apam: Cape Coast Castle (58 km).
Apam is in Central, Ghana, about 15 km from Winneba.
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A whitewashed Atlantic fort begun by the Swedes in 1653 and expanded by the British, holding the dungeons through which enslaved people passed to the Door of No Return. Now a UNESCO site and museum above the fishing beach.
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