Apam, Gomoa West District, Ghana
🇬🇭 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 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 harbour and 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 town has an Odikro (Chief of the town). 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, an FM station, several churches and a salt-winning industry. The Benyah Lagoon is used to produce salt.
Accra Time
Apam has a population of over 26,466 people. Apam also forms the centre of the wider Gomoa West District which has a population of over 129,512 people.
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