Anomabu | |
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![]() Fort William in the 1870s | |
Location of Anomabu in Central Region in Ghana | |
Coordinates: 5°10′N 1°7′W / 5.167°N 1.117°W | |
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District | Mfantsiman Municipal |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 14,389[1] |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | GMT |
Anomabu, also spelled Anomabo and formerly as Annamaboe,[2] is a town on the coast of the Mfantsiman Municipal District of the Central Region of South Ghana. Anomabu has a settlement population of 14,389 people.[1]
Anomabu is located 12 km east of Cape Coast in the central region of south Ghana.[3] It is situated on the main road to Accra.[3] The total area of Anomabu is 612 square kilometers, with boundaries of 21 kilometres along the coast, and 13 kilometres inland.[3] The main language spoken in Anomabu is Fante.[3]
According to oral tradition, the origin of the name “Anomabu” was first established when a hunter from the Nsona[4] clan first discovered the area and decided to settle there with his family, eventually starting his own village as time passed.[4] The hunter allegedly saw some birds atop a rock, and proclaimed the area “Obo noma,” which became the town's original name.[3][4] Obanoma literally translates to “bird’s rock,” a name that slowly evolved into Anomabu over the years.[3]
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