Shama
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Shama is a coastal town in Ghana known historically as a fishing community and trading post along the Gulf of Guinea.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeDistrict | Shama District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
coastal humid climate
ⓘ
tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| coastalHazards |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
flooding risk ⓘ |
| colonialEraActivity |
trade in enslaved Africans
ⓘ
trade in gold ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Western Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| daylightSavingTimeObserved | no ⓘ |
| distanceToSekondi-Takoradi | approximately 20 km east ⓘ |
| economicZone | Gulf of Guinea fisheries ⓘ |
| ethnicGroups |
Fante
ⓘ
other Akan groups ⓘ |
| governingBody | Shama District Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineType |
rocky sections
ⓘ
sandy beaches ⓘ |
| hasEducationalFacilityType |
basic schools
ⓘ
secondary schools ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFort | Fort San Sebastian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRiver | Pra River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
European trade contact point
ⓘ
pre-colonial trading post ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coastal trading post
ⓘ
fishing community ⓘ salt production in surrounding areas ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Fante ⓘ |
| localGovernmentType | district assembly system of Ghana ⓘ |
| locatedAtMouthOf | Pra River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western Region, Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Aboadze
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inchaban NERFINISHED ⓘ Komenda (across the Gulf of Guinea coast) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
artisanal fishing
ⓘ
fish processing ⓘ petty trading ⓘ |
| regionCapital | Sekondi-Takoradi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religions |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ |
| role | capital of Shama District ⓘ |
| timeZone | Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ |
| transportConnection | served by coastal highway between Takoradi and Cape Coast ⓘ |
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