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Elmina | |
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  Elmina Location of Elmina in Central Region, South Ghana | |
| Coordinates: 5°05′N 1°21′W / 5.083°N 1.350°W | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Central Region |
| District | Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 33,576[1] |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Elmina, also known as Edina by the local Fante, is a town and the capital of the Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District on the south coast of Ghana in the Central Region,[2] situated on a bay on the Atlantic Ocean, 12 kilometres (7+1⁄2 miles) west of Cape Coast. Elmina was the first European settlement in West Africa and it has a population of 33,576 people.[1]
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- ^ "Church of Pentecost builds police station for Abrem Agona". Graphic Online. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
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