Mankessim

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Mankessim is a major commercial and historical town in Ghana known as an important market center and traditional seat of the Fante people.

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Mankessim canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
continent Africa
country Ghana
economicActivity agricultural produce marketing
trade
transport services
ethnicGroup Fante people
governedBy Mfantseman Municipal Assembly
hasCulturalHeritage Fante customs and traditions
hasEducationalInstitutionType basic schools
secondary schools
hasLandmark Mankessim market
Nananom Pow (sacred grove and shrine)
hasMarketFrequency daily market
hasTitleHolder Omanhen of Mankessim (paramount chief)
historicalEvent formation of the Fante Confederacy
knownFor historical significance to the Fante people
important market town
major commercial center
locatedIn Central Region, Ghana
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Mfantseman Municipal District
locatedInSubregion coastal belt of Central Region, Ghana
locatedNear Cape Coast
partOf Fante traditional area
postalCountryCode GH
primaryLanguage English
Fante
linked to: Fante people
regionCapitalOf Fante Confederacy (historical)
linked to: Fante Confederacy
religion Christianity
traditional African religion
roadConnection Accra
Cape Coast
Takoradi
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time
traditionalRole traditional seat of the Fante people
usesDaylightSavingTime no

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Central Region hasCity Mankessim
Fante people historicalCapital Mankessim
Central Region, Ghana contains Mankessim
Fante Confederacy capital Mankessim
Saltpond locatedNear Mankessim
Mankessim Kingdom capital Mankessim