Dixcove | |
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  Dixcove Location of Dixcove in Western Region, South Ghana | |
| Coordinates: 4°48′N 1°57′W / 4.800°N 1.950°W / 4.800; -1.950 | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Western Region |
| District | Ahanta West District |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population | |
| • 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, located approximately 35 km west of the regional capital of Sekondi-Takoradi. The current Paramount Chief of Upper Dixcove is Obrempong Hima Dekyi XIV.
History※
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.
Economy※
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. Upper and Lower Dixcove purchase premix fuel——to the fishermen.
Institutions※
- Dixcove Government Hospital
- Dixcove Fort
References※
Sources※
- ^ "Scores injured as youth of Upper. And Lower Dixcove engage in bloody fight". GhanaWeb. 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ Ahanta West District Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ghetto boys and thieves have taken over Dixcove – Chief laments". GhanaWeb. 2022-05-21. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ Biveridge, F. (May 2014). A Historical Archaeology Perspective of Cross-Cultural Encounters at Dixcove and "Its Neighbourhoods," Ghana (Thesis thesis). University Of Ghana.
- ^ "Ahanta West District tourist site". Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
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