Dixcove
Dixcove is a coastal village and a fishing community in the Ahanta West district, a district in the Western Region of South Ghana,[1] located approximately 35 km west of the regional capital of Sekondi-Takoradi.[2] The current Paramount Chief of Upper Dixcove is Obrempong Hima Dekyi XIV.[3]
Dixcove | |
|---|---|
  Dixcove Location of Dixcove in Western Region, South Ghana | |
| Coordinates: 4°48′N 1°57′W | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Western Region |
| District | Ahanta West District |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | — |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
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.[4]
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.[5] Upper and Lower Dixcove purchase premix fuel to the fishermen.[3]
Institutions
- Dixcove Government Hospital[3]
- 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
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