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Cape Coast

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Cape Coast town (1984 pop. 57,224), capital of Central Region, S Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea. Known locally as Gna or Oegna, the town is an export port and fishing center. The town originated as an Ashanti trading center. It grew up around European forts built in the 17th cent. The British made it their headquarters in 1664. It was capital of the Gold Coast until superseded by Accra in 1877. Cape Coast is also an educational center.

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Cape Coast

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Cape Coast (Gua), Ghana Cabo Corso The town was founded as a trading post during the 15th century by the Portuguese as Cabo Corso ‘Corsican Cape’. It was then developed into a castle by Swedes in 1655 and this was taken over by the British in 1663. The present name is a corruption of the Portuguese name.

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