Elmina

Elmina, de local Fante san kno am as Edina, be town den de capital give de Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District wey dey de south coast of Ghana for de Central region insyd,"Church of Pentecost builds police station for Abrem Agona". Graphic Online. Retrieved 22 May 2021. edey de bay for de Atlantic Ocean top, 12 kilometres (7+1⁄2 miles) west of Cape Coast. Elmina be de first European settlement for West Africa insyd wey e get population of 33,576 people."World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012.

Economy
Beginnin for 2003 insyd, Elmina, along plus foreign investors, start The Elmina Strategy 2015, wey be massive project so say e go improve chao aspects give de town, wey dey consist of water drainage den waste management so say e go help improve de citizens dema health, e go repair de fishin industry den harbour for Elmina insyd, tourism den economic development, improve health services, den improved educational services."Building on the past to create a better future". Elminaheritage.com. 14 October 2004. Archived from the original on 22 April 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

 Climate 
Climate data for ElminaMonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYearAverage high °C (°F)30.8
(87.4)31.4
(88.5)31.8
(89.2)31.5
(88.7)30.6
(87.1)28.7
(83.7)27.4
(81.3)26.9
(80.4)27.9
(82.2)29.5
(85.1)30.8
(87.4)30.9
(87.6)29.9
(85.8)Average low °C (°F)22.7
(72.9)23.5
(74.3)23.8
(74.8)23.8
(74.8)23.7
(74.7)23.1
(73.6)22.3
(72.1)21.8
(71.2)22.5
(72.5)22.9
(73.2)22.7
(72.9)22.8
(73.0)23.0
(73.4)Average precipitation mm (inches)25
(1.0)36
(1.4)84
(3.3)103
(4.1)203
(8.0)325
(12.8)102
(4.0)42
(1.7)55
(2.2)116
(4.6)84
(3.3)30
(1.2)201
(7.9)Source: Climate-Data.org"Climate Elmina". Climate-Data.org. 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

Tourism
Apart from Elmina Castle den Fort Coenraadsburg, de main tourist attractions for Elmina insyd dey include de Dutch Cemetery den de Elmina Java Museum.

 Festival 
Elmina be de home for de annual Bakatue Festival, celebration give de sea den de local fishin culture, wey dem dey hold am for de first Tuesday of July each year."Visit Ghana - Edina Bakatue Festival". Visit Ghana. Retrieved 16 March 2023. Bakatue dem translate am dey mean "de openin of de lagoon" anaa de "draining of de Lagoon". Dem dey celebrate am to commemorate de foundin of de town, Elmina by de Europeans. Dem san dey celebrate am to invoke de deity, Nana Benya ein continuous protection of de state den ein people.

 Notable institution 

 Benya FM"Three suspects appear in court over attack on Benya FM in Elmina". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.

Gallery

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Category:Towns insyd Ghana
Category:Populated places for Central Region (Ghana) insyd
Category:Towns insyd Central Region (Ghana)

 Sister cities 
List of sister cities for Elmina, Sister Cities International wey designate am:
CountryCityCounty / District / Region / StateDateNetherlandsGoudaSouth HollandUnited StatesMaconGeorgia

 Sanso spy 

 Elmina Castle

 References 

 Bibliography 

 Diffie, Bailey W., and George D. Winius, Foundations of the Portuguese Empire, 1415-1580, Volume 1, University of Minnesota Press, 1977.
 Newitt, Malyn, A History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion, 1400-1668, Routledge, New York, 2005.