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Apam

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Country
  
Ghana

District
  
Gomoa West District

Population
  
26,466 (2013)

Region
  
Central Region

Time zone
  
Greenwich Mean Time

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Apam is a Coastal town and capital of Gomoa West District in the Central Region of Ghana, located approximately 45 km east of the Central regional capital of Cape Coast.

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Map of Apam, Ghana

Apam is the site of Fort Lijdzaamheid or Fort Patience, a Dutch-built Fort which was completed in 1702, which dominates the fishing harbor and town from a rocky peninsula located on the south side of the town. It used to be a major port in pre-independence times but after Tema was built shipping was forbidden. The town has an Odikro (Chief of the town). It is also a major town in the Gomoa Akyempem Paramountcy. It has a lot of fishermen as fishing is the main industry. Apam has a secondary school, an FM station, several churches and a salt winning industry. The Benyah Lagoon is used for producing salt. Apam

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References

Apam Wikipedia


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