Gomoa District

Gomoa District
country	Ghana
region	Central region
Capital	Apam
District shape	Ordinary
District Chief Executive	Joyce Aidoo
surface	891 km²
population	194,789 (2002)
Population density	219 Ew. / km²

The Gomoa District is one of 13 districts in the Central Region of Ghana . It is located on the Gulf of Guinea , east of Cape Coast . The capital of the district is Apam (called Apaa by the locals). The Gomoa District includes two paramountcies , i.e. areas of traditional rulers who also exercise certain cultural and legal functions in the modern state of Ghana. These paramountcies are Gomoa Akyempim and Gomoa Ajumako, based in Gomoa Assin and Ajumako, respectively.

population

Most of the residents of the district belong to the Fante- speaking group of the Gomoa. On the coast there are isolated enclaves of members of the Ewe people , whose main settlement area is in the eastern part of Ghana and in Togo. These ewe are mostly fishermen.

history

Before the colonial era, the area of ​​today's Gomoa District was divided into the states of Gomoa Akyempim and Gomoa Ajumako, which are still alive today as paramountcies . The residents came into contact with European traders early on. The Dutch built a fortress in Apam in the 17th century, Fort Leydsamheit or Fort Patience (Fort Patience), as the British later called it.

From 1869 to 1872 the area was part of the Fanti Confederation , which tried to establish a European-style state structure recognized by the British in the Fanti area , which was influenced by Europe. When this attempt failed, the area became part of the British Crown Colony, the Gold Coast .

Climate and environment

There are two rainy seasons in the Gomoa District: the “big” from April to July and the “small” from September to November. There is also the “big” dry season from December to March and the “short” dry season in August.

There are two vegetation zones, the savannah landscape on the coast and the deciduous forest region in the interior.

Important localities

place		Population (2000)
1	Buduburam	18 710
2	Apam	16494
3	Mumford	8530
4th	Nyanyano	7 139
5	Gomoa Dugo	4751
6th	Gomoa subscription	3651
7th	Gomoa Fetteh	3582
8th	Gomoa Ekwamkrom	3464
9	Gomoa Afransi	3435
10	Gomoa Eshiem	3218
11	Dawurampong	1884

See also

• List of districts of Ghana

Web links

• Statoids
• ghanadistricts.com
• Maps of individual districts in the region on various topics ( Memento from November 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive )

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