Dixcove | |
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Location of Dixcove in
Western Region, South Ghana | |
Coordinates: 4°48′N 1°57′W / 4.800°N 1.950°W | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Western Region |
District | Ahanta West District |
Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | — |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer ( DST) | GMT |
Dixcove is a coastal village and a fishing community in the Ahanta West district, a district in the Western Region of South Ghana, [1] located approximately 35 km west of the regional capital of Sekondi-Takoradi. [2] The current Paramount Chief of Upper Dixcove is Obrempong Hima Dekyi XIV. [3]
From the early 17th-19th century, Dixcove is in two quarters known as Ntwarkro (Upper Dixcove) and Daazikessie (Lower Dixcove). The town was centre for trade during the Gold Coast era. [4]
Dixcove is the site of Fort Metal Cross, an English-built fort which was completed in 1698, which dominates the fishing village and town from a bluff located on the eastern side of the village. [5] Upper and Lower Dixcove purchase premix fuel to the fishermen. [3]
Dixcove | |
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Location of Dixcove in
Western Region, South Ghana | |
Coordinates: 4°48′N 1°57′W / 4.800°N 1.950°W | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Western Region |
District | Ahanta West District |
Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | — |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer ( DST) | GMT |
Dixcove is a coastal village and a fishing community in the Ahanta West district, a district in the Western Region of South Ghana, [1] located approximately 35 km west of the regional capital of Sekondi-Takoradi. [2] The current Paramount Chief of Upper Dixcove is Obrempong Hima Dekyi XIV. [3]
From the early 17th-19th century, Dixcove is in two quarters known as Ntwarkro (Upper Dixcove) and Daazikessie (Lower Dixcove). The town was centre for trade during the Gold Coast era. [4]
Dixcove is the site of Fort Metal Cross, an English-built fort which was completed in 1698, which dominates the fishing village and town from a bluff located on the eastern side of the village. [5] Upper and Lower Dixcove purchase premix fuel to the fishermen. [3]