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Anomabo
Anomabu, also spelled Anomabo and historically Annamaboe, is a Fante town in Ghana's Central Region that grew into a major Atlantic slave-trading port, with the British Fort William still standing on its shore.
Ashaiman
Ashaiman, a town and municipality in Greater Accra, Ghana, about 30 km from Accra and 4 km north of Tema; a fully urban dormitory and trading town of about 206,000 people (2021 census) governed by the Ashaiman Municipal Assembly since 2008.
Cape Coast
Cape Coast (Oguaa) is a coastal city in southern Ghana and capital of the Central Region, population 189,925 (2021). Former Gold Coast capital until 1877, home to Cape Coast Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a major education and tourism center.
Keta
Keta is a coastal town in Ghana's Volta Region, capital of Keta Municipal District, on the sand barrier enclosing Keta Lagoon, a large brackish Ramsar wetland; known for fishing, salt mining, erosion, flooding, and the planned Keta Port.
Obuase
Obuase (modern spelling Obuasi) is a gold-mining city in Ghana's Ashanti Region, seat of the Obuasi Municipal Assembly; mining began with the 1897 Ashanti Goldfields concession, and the 2021 census counted 104,297 residents.
Salaga
Salaga is a town in the East Gonja Municipality of Ghana's Savannah Region, known in the 18th and 19th centuries as one of West Africa's largest inland markets.
Takoradi
Takoradi, Ghanaian city forming Sekondi-Takoradi, Western Region capital; home to Port of Takoradi (27.7% of Ghana's seaborne traffic), railway terminus, and oil and gas logistics hub.
Techiman
Techiman, historically spelled Takyiman, is a city in central Ghana, capital of the Bono East Region and of the traditional Bono state, successor to Bonoman.
Winneba
Winneba, traditionally known as Simpa, is a historic coastal fishing town in Ghana's Central Region between Accra and Cape Coast, famous for the Effutu people's Aboakyer deer-hunting festival.
Yendi
Yendi is a town in Ghana's Northern Region, about 60 miles east of Tamale, and the traditional capital of the Dagbon kingdom, seat of its king, the Ya-Na.