Elmina township
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Elmina township is a historic coastal settlement in Ghana known for its fishing industry and proximity to the Elmina Castle, a key site in the transatlantic slave trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elmina township canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal town
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWith | transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| coastType | rocky and sandy shoreline ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Elmina
ⓘ
surface form:
Elmina fishing harbor
beaches ⓘ historic architecture ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
artisanal fishing
ⓘ
fish processing ⓘ small-scale trading ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
British colonial history (via Elmina Castle)
ⓘ
Dutch colonial history (via Elmina Castle) ⓘ Portuguese colonial history (via Elmina Castle) ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark | Elmina Castle ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryIndustry | fishing ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryIndustry | tourism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fishing industry
ⓘ
historic coastal settlement ⓘ proximity to Elmina Castle ⓘ role in transatlantic slave trade (via Elmina Castle) ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Fante people ⓘ
surface form:
Fante
|
| locatedIn | Central Region, Ghana ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Cape Coast ⓘ |
| partOf | Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem Municipal District ⓘ |
| region | Central Region ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.