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akwidaa wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 etymology 2 history toggle history subsection 2 1 fort dorothea 3 economy 4 beaches 5 see also 6 references 7 external links toggle the table of contents akwidaa 7 languages deutsch فارسی mfantse français hausa پنجابی اردو edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikivoyage wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 4 45 n 2 1 w 4 750 n 2 017 w 4 750 2 017 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia town in western region ghana town in western region ghana akwidaa akwidaa new town akwidaa old town town view of akwidaa and the gulf of guinea akwidaa location of akwidaa in western region ghana coordinates 4 45 n 2 1 w 4 750 n 2 017 w 4 750 2 017 country ghana region western region district ahanta west district population demonym akwidan time zone utc 0 greenwich mean time summer dst gmt postal code wh akwidaa is a small town and fishing village in ahanta west district western region of ghana it is one of the southernmost places in ghana 1 2 the part of town near the gulf of guinea known as akiwidaa old town suffers from flooding and erosion as a result of climate change this is due to its location in a low lying area adjacent to a wetland and river mouth this resulted in most of the residents evacuating inland which would become akiwidaa new town 3 etymology edit akwidaa is a twi word meaning old man it is believe to be named after a man who transported people over the ezile river during dutch colonial times the town was originally named after the river 2 history edit the town has been settled for centuries by the ahanta people 2 fort dorothea edit plan of fort dorothea 1786 in the late 17th and early 18th century akwidaa then known as fort dorothea was the smaller of the two forts which constituted a german colony the brandenburger gold coast after being captured by the dutch they occupied the fort from 1687 to 1698 from whom the brandenburgers sold it in 1718 4 5 6 the ruins of the fort were inscribed on the unesco world heritage list in 1979 along with other forts in the region 7 economy edit view of ezile bay beach in akwidaa the economy is primarily based upon fishing with many fishing boats lining the shoreline agriculture is also a major sector in the town 3 it is a tourist spot in the region being the location of many popular beaches 1 with the discovery of oil in the district akwidaa have been a point of interest for investment 3 beaches edit ezile bay ecolodge akwidaa inn safari beach see also edit princes town ghana cape three points references edit 1 2 nzema east municipal district 1 2 3 akwidaa ghana west coast ghana west coast destination management organization archived from the original on 24 march 2019 retrieved 5 july 2024 1 2 3 cripps c effah e inkoom j ntiri e rubinoff p stevens h 2010 a climate change and natural hazards vulnerability assessment and adaptation plan for akwidaa and ezile bay ahanta west district pdf usaid retrieved 6 july 2024 van dantzig albert 1980 forts and castles of ghana reprinted 1999 ed accra ghana sedco publishing limited pp 37 39 isbn 9964 72 010 6 fort dorothea akwidaa 1685 ghana museums and monuments board retrieved 6 july 2024 bathurst c 1781 an universal history from the earliest accounts to the present time vol 13 forts and castles volta greater accra central and western regions unesco world heritage convention retrieved 9 october 2022 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to akwidaa wikivoyage has a travel guide for akwidaa v t e districts and capitals of the western region of ghana metropolitan 1 sekondi takoradi metropolitan capital sekondi takoradi municipal 8 ahanta west municipal capital agona nkwanta effia kwesimintsim capital kwesimintsim jomoro municipal capital half assini nzema east municipal capital axim prestea huni valley municipal capital bogoso tarkwa nsuaem municipal capital tarkwa wassa amenfi east municipal capital wassa akropong wassa amenfi west municipal capital asankrangua ordinary 5 ellembelle capital nkroful mpohor capital mpohor shama capital shama wassa amenfi central capital manso amenfi wassa east capital daboase v t e fishing history history of fishing history history of fishing ancient hawaiian aquaculture chasse marée fishing in cornwall fishery protection squadron fishing stage garum the cod fisheries the history of an international economy migratory fishery of labrador munster pilchard fishery 1570 1750 pearling in western australia s argamassa roman fish farm scania market scottish east coast fishery traditional fishing boat yorkshire coast fishery conflicts bering sea arbitration cod wars crab wars lobster war newlyn riots oyster wars pacific salmon war turbot war disasters and memorials 1959 escuminac disaster morecambe bay cockling disaster eyemouth disaster moray firth fishing disaster steveston fisherman s memorial stotfield fishing disaster historic fishing villages and communities fishing villages akwidaa algajola ardglass bermeo bethsaida bolungarvík cadgwith catalan bay chorkor ciboure clovelly cullercoats dunmore east ea elantxobe findon getaria gilleleje grip guéthary gümüşlük hondarribia hovden huanchaco kaunolu village ladner lamorna lekeitio marsaxlokk moskenes mundaka mutriku newhaven nyksund old perlican ondarroa ona orio pasaia peggys cove pittenweem plentzia po toi o polperro port isaac portavogie portmahomack portofino red bay reine sa riera st abbs saint jean de luz saint malo sayulita sigri staithes steveston súðavík suðureyri tai o tilting trinity udappu vernazza walraversijde zumaia communities atlit yam bhoi hạ long bay lofoten makassan newfoundland outports palabuhanratu póvoa de varzim sørvágur tlingit uros vezo more list of fishing villages glossary index outline v t e forts of the former european colonial powers on the gold coast brandenburg prussian forts groß friedrichsburg dorothea british forts apollonia metal cross sekondi komenda cape coast victoria royal william william lighthouse tantumquery winneba james vernon danish forts frederiksborg christiansborg augustaborg fredensborg kongensten prinsensten carlsborg william dutch forts elize carthago ruychaver saint anthony hollandia dorothea batenstein witsen orange san sebastian vredenburgh elmina coenraadsburg nassau william egya amsterdam patience goede hoop crèvecoeur singelenburgh portuguese forts santo antónio de axim são sebastião de shema são jorge da mina são francisco xavier swedish forts carlsborg william batenstein christiansborg witsen apollonia retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title akwidaa oldid 1360154340 categories populated places in ahanta west municipal district fishing communities fishing communities in ghana hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata use british english from january 2023 all wikipedia articles written in british english use dmy dates from may 2019 pages with non numeric formatnum arguments pages using gadget wikiminiatlas coordinates on wikidata pages using infobox settlement with deprecated parameters commons category link from wikidata this page was last edited on 19 june 2026 at 15 55 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree to 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