ELMINA

Central · GHANA (GH) · 5.08°N / 1.35°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,301,190

Elmina is a city in Ghana with a population of 34,403. It sits at 5.08/-1.35, runs on Africa/Accra, is 11 km from Cape Coast.

Population 34,403

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Accra

All facts

fields

Country: Ghana
Subdivision: Central
Coords: 5.08°N / 1.35°W
UTC offset: +0
DST: None

Proximity

nearest 7 · within 50 km

E Cape Coast Central 212,426 11.8 km

NE Saltpond Central 24,689 35.0 km

W Shama Junction Western 20,946 35.5 km

NE Mankesim Central 41,541 42.6 km

SW Sekondi Western 285,506 43.6 km

W Sekondi-Takoradi Western 138,872 48.4 km

SW Takoradi Western 389,114 49.9 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Elmina?: 34,403 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Elmina in?: Africa/Accra.
Which country is Elmina in?: Ghana (GH).
How far is Elmina from Accra?: About 138 km.
Does Elmina have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Ghana?: English.
What currency is used in Ghana?: Ghana Cedi.
How many cities are in Ghana?: 119 on record.
Which admin region is Elmina in?: Central.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2301190

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2301190,
    "name": "Elmina",
    "ascii_name": "Elmina",
    "country_code": "GH",
    "population": 34403,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Accra",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 5.0847,
    "longitude": -1.35093
  }
}

Context

comparatives

6.2x smaller than Cape Coast.
11 km from Cape Coast.
Same timezone (Africa/Accra) as 118 other cities in Ghana.