Cape Coast
[4] Another traditional name is Koto-Kuraba meaning "crab-hamlet", which is a corrupted version of the word Koto-wuraba, meaing "crab rivulets".[5]: 164, 165 Cabo Corso ("short cape") was the first European name given to the settlement by the early Portuguee navigators who first discovered it.[6] The origin of the indigenous inhabitants of the settlement is thought to share similarities to those of Edina, as Cape Coast became the principal town of the Fetu Kingdom."Fetu" was an old Guan (Etsii) kingdom who had its paramountcy located 10 miles (16 km) north of Cape Coast.The market drew the attention of William Towerson, the first documented English navigator to have reach the Guinea coast, who touched land in 1555.The Danes acquired a plot on top of a hill that was located about 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) north east of the fort.Cape Coast itself avoided the attack, but the confidence of the townspeople in the British ability to protect them against the Asante plummeted.After the completion of harbours and railways in other parts of the country such as Sekondi and Kumasi, cocoa cultivation and trade in Ghana diversified and Cape Coast lost some importance.However, after the establishment of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese and the university of the city in 1950 and 1962 respectively, Cape Coast became a educational hub in Ghana.Most residents in Cape Coast do not own personal vehicles, with the exception of the city's middle class, which included government and educational staff.[16] In 1873, there was a proposal for an line to link the settlements of Cape Coast and Kumasi in order to send troops to fight the Asante.[17] Plans for the construction of an airport for the city was announced by Mahamudu Bawumia at the New Patriotic Party's manifesto launch on August 18, 2024.The mayor (executive chief) is appointed by the president of Ghana and approved by the city council, the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly.[22] The city resided in the Cape Coast Metropolitan, which have an area size of 122 km2 (47 sq mi) and is one of 6 metropolises in Ghana.[2]: 1, 3 [23]: 43 Cape Coast is noted for its significant green spaces, but rapid population and infrastructure growth presents threats to its vegetation.[24] Cape Coast has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: As), with two rainy seasons peaking in May to June and October.This makes Cape Coast and its surrounding areas one of the most water scarce in Ghana, resulting in most of the residents resorting to fishing.[32] In recent years, 25.1% of Cape Coast's employed population works in service-related jobs, such as wholesale and retail.And symbolically, to be able to come back with my family, with Michelle and our children, and see the portal through which the diaspora began, but also to be able to come back here in celebration with the people of Ghana of the extraordinary progress that we've made because of the courage of so many, black and white, to abolish slavery and ultimately win civil rights for all people, I think is a source of hope.It reminds us that as bad as history can be, it's also possible to overcome.Cape Coast is home to many NGOs, some of which have limited human resources due to financial pushbacks.
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