Axim

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Axim is a coastal town in southwestern Ghana known for its historic forts, fishing industry, and beaches along the Atlantic Ocean.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Axim canonical 12
Upper Axim 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf European coastal fort
town
administrativeDivision Nzema East Municipal District
linked to: Nzema East
climate tropical
coastlineFeature palm-fringed beaches
coastType Guinea Coast
country Ghana
ethnicGroup Nzema people
hasCapital Axim
hasFeature natural harbor
rocky coastline
sandy beaches
hasFort Fort Santo Antonio
hasHistoricalRole Gold Coast trade center
slave trade outpost
hasTourismAttraction Axim beaches
Fort Santo Antonio
historicalColonialPower Britain
linked to: United Kingdom

Netherlands
Portugal
isCoastalTown true
knownFor beaches
fishing industry
historic forts
languageSpoken English
Nzema
locatedIn Axim
Western Region, Ghana
southern Ghana
southwestern Ghana
locatedNear Axim
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Guinea
locatedWestOf Takoradi
nearbyIsland Bobowasi Island
partOf Nzema area
linked to: Nzema East
primaryEconomicActivity fishing
small-scale commerce
tourism
regionCapitalOf Nzema East Municipal District
linked to: Nzema East
religion Christianity
traditional African religions
subdivisionType municipal district
timeZone GMT
Greenwich Mean Time
transportConnection Takoradi–Elubo road

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nkroful locatedNear Axim
Fort Saint Anthony (Axim) nearbySettlement Upper Axim
linked to: Axim
Fort Santo Antonio locatedIn Axim
subject linked to: Axim
Bobowasi Island locatedNear Axim
subject linked to: Axim
Nzema East Municipal District hasCapital Axim
subject linked to: Axim
Nzema East Municipal District hasCapital Axim
subject linked to: Nzema East
Nzema East Municipal District hasSettlement Axim
subject linked to: Nzema East
Nzema hasNotableTown Axim