Saltpond
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Saltpond is a coastal town in Ghana known historically as a trading center and for its role in the country’s early political and educational development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saltpond canonical | 4 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | municipal capital ⓘ |
| climate | tropical coastal climate ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| countryIndependenceContext | associated with early nationalist political activity in the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| formerNameOfCountryContext | Gold Coast (former name of Ghana) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Mfantsiman Municipal Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
services ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution |
basic schools
ⓘ
secondary schools ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coastal shoreline
ⓘ
fishing activities ⓘ local markets ⓘ |
| hasReligiousInstitution |
Christian churches
ⓘ
mosques ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
coastal trading post in the Gold Coast period
ⓘ
important market town during colonial era ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historical trading center
ⓘ
role in Ghana’s early educational development ⓘ role in Ghana’s early political development ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Fante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central Region, Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cape Coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mankessim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mfantsiman Municipal District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionCapitalOf | Mfantsiman Municipal District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ |
| transportConnection | served by coastal highway in Central Region ⓘ |
| usesDaylightSavingTime | no ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.