Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly

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Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, Ghana. Originally created as an municipal district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Cape Coast Municipal District, which was created from the Cape Coast Municipal Council; until it was later elevated to metropolitan district assembly status on 29 February 2008 to become Cape Coast Metropolitan District. The municipality is located in the southwest part of Central Region and has Cape Coast as its capital town; which is also the regional capital of the Central Region. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 5°10'60"N, 1°19'0"W

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Nearby attractions include: Cape Coast Castle, Fort Victoria, Cape Coast Castle Museum, Fort McCarthy.

7.6 miSE
Museum of the trans-Atlantic slave trade
Cape Coast Castle, Cape Coast
193 min walk • Cape Coast Castle is a poignant historical landmark in the coastal city of Cape Coast, Ghana, serving as a stark reminder of the transatlantic slave trade. This white-washed fortress, originally built by the Swedish in the mid-17th century and later expanded by the...
7 miSE
Forts and castles
Fort Victoria, Cape Coast
180 min walk • Fort Victoria is a structure in Cape Coast, Ghana. It was initially known as Phipps Tower, its name being later changed to Fort Victoria in honor of Queen Victoria.
7.6 miSE
Museum
Cape Coast Castle Museum, Cape Coast
193 min walk • The Cape Coast Castle Museum is an ethnography and archeological museum located in Cape Coast, Ghana. It was established in 1974.
7.2 miSE
Colonial architecture
Fort McCarthy, Cape Coast
184 min walk • Fort McCarthy is a fort from the colonial British Gold Coast period in present-day Ghana. The fort is a ruin in Cape Coast, of the Central Region of Ghana.
7.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Fort William, Cape Coast
184 min walk • Fort William Lighthouse is located on the Dawson's Hill in the old centre of Cape Coast, in Ghana's Central Region. The lighthouse is often called Cape Coast Castle Light, although it is not part of the Cape Coast Castle complex.
5.9 miSE
Universities and schools
University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast
151 min walk • The University of Cape Coast is a public collegiate university located in the historic town of Cape Coast. The campus has a rare seafront and sits on a hill overlooking the wide Atlantic Ocean.
6.4 miSE
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast
164 min walk • Cape Coast Sports Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Ebusua Dwarfs. The stadium holds 20,000 people.