Axim

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Coastal town in Western Region of Ghana

title: "Axim" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-the-western-region-(ghana)", "dutch-gold-coast", "portuguese-gold-coast"] description: "Coastal town in Western Region of Ghana" topic_path: "geography/netherlands" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axim" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Coastal town in Western Region of Ghana ::

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::callout[type=note] a town in Ghana ::

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Axim is a coastal town and the capital of Nzema East Municipal district, a district in Western Region of South Ghana. Axim lies 64 kilometers west of the port city of Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western Region, west of Cape Three Points. Axim has a 2013 settlement population of 27,719 people.

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Axim_Litho_1709.jpg" caption="Fort St. Anthony]] at Axim, 1709. Lithograph."] ::

This area was occupied by the Nzema people.

The Portuguese arrived by the early 16th century as traders. They built a prominent seaside fort, Fort Santo Antonio, in 1515. They exported some Africans as slaves to Europe and the Americas. Between 1642 and 1872, the fort was expanded and altered by the Dutch, who "ruled" during that period. The fort, now property of Ghana, is open to the public. Off-shore are some picturesque islands, including one with a lighthouse.

Axim structure

The town of Axim is divided into two parts: Upper Axim and Lower Axim. Fort Santo Antonio lies roughly on the division between the two parts, but closest to the centre of Upper Axim, the original European settlement. Here, several large mansions of lumber-trading magnates and other businessmen remain from the late 19th century and period of the British empire. Axim is governed by a political District Executive of the Nzema East Municipality.

Economy

The economy is based mainly on Axim's fishing fleet, but the area also has three tourist beach resorts as well as coconut and rubber plantations. The scenic and fertile terrain features many palm trees. Local artisanal miners pan for gold in streams inland from Axim.

Axim has a transport station, two major bank branches, and some rural banks including the Ahantaman Rural Bank, Nzema Maanle Rural Bank, Lower Pra Rural Bank.

Culture

Every August, the major festivals of Kundum takes place, coinciding with the best fishing-catch of the year; people come to Axim for the festivities and to fish and trade.

Tourism

There is a wonderful beach in Axim. The very place around the beach, perched on a hillside, is an exuberant nature has no equal in Ghana. The waves of the beach are strong and suitable for surfers.[[File:Fort Saint Anthony.jpg|thumb|[[Treaty of Axim (1642)|Fort Saint Anthony, Axim]]]]

Climate

Axim has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) with hot and humid weather year-round. There are two dry seasons in January-February and August-September — the latter due to the northern extension of the cold, foggy Beneguela Current — but some rainfall is seen even in these periods. May and June are the wettest months with rainfall typically over 300 mm in May and over 450 mm in June. | width = auto | collapsed = yes | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Axim (1991–2020)

| Jan record high C = 35.3 | Feb record high C = 33.9 | Mar record high C = 35.2 | Apr record high C = 34.4 | May record high C = 35.0 | Jun record high C = 32.5 | Jul record high C = 30.5 | Aug record high C = 29.5 | Sep record high C = 31.0 | Oct record high C = 32.4 | Nov record high C = 34.0 | Dec record high C = 33.6

| Jan high C = 30.5 | Feb high C = 31.2 | Mar high C = 31.5 | Apr high C = 31.4 | May high C = 30.6 | Jun high C = 28.8 | Jul high C = 27.7 | Aug high C = 27.1 | Sep high C = 27.7 | Oct high C = 29.0 | Nov high C = 30.6 | Dec high C = 30.9 | year high C = 29.8

| Jan mean C = 27.3 | Feb mean C = 28.3 | Mar mean C = 28.3 | Apr mean C = 28.2 | May mean C = 27.5 | Jun mean C = 26.5 | Jul mean C = 25.8 | Aug mean C = 25.2 | Sep mean C = 25.7 | Oct mean C = 26.6 | Nov mean C = 27.3 | Dec mean C = 27.6 | year mean C = 27.0

| Jan low C = 24.0 | Feb low C = 25.4 | Mar low C = 25.2 | Apr low C = 24.9 | May low C = 24.5 | Jun low C = 24.1 | Jul low C = 23.8 | Aug low C = 23.3 | Sep low C = 23.8 | Oct low C = 24.1 | Nov low C = 23.9 | Dec low C = 24.2 | year low C = 24.3

| Jan record low C = 16.6 | Feb record low C = 19.8 | Mar record low C = 19.4 | Apr record low C = 19.9 | May record low C = 20.0 | Jun record low C = 20.5 | Jul record low C = 20.4 | Aug record low C = 20.2 | Sep record low C = 20.0 | Oct record low C = 20.2 | Nov record low C = 19.8 | Dec record low C = 18.8

| rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 42.3 | Feb rain mm = 48.3 | Mar rain mm = 92.9 | Apr rain mm = 160.6 | May rain mm = 303.7 | Jun rain mm = 491.8 | Jul rain mm = 178.2 | Aug rain mm = 57.5 | Sep rain mm = 72.9 | Oct rain mm = 223.6 | Nov rain mm = 158.7 | Dec rain mm = 78.4 | year rain mm = 1908.9

| unit rain days = 1.0 mm | Jan rain days = 3.0 | Feb rain days = 4.3 | Mar rain days = 6.3 | Apr rain days = 9.9 | May rain days = 15.1 | Jun rain days = 16.8 | Jul rain days = 10.3 | Aug rain days = 7.9 | Sep rain days = 9.4 | Oct rain days = 13.4 | Nov rain days = 11.0 | Dec rain days = 6.4 | year rain days = 113.8

| Jan sun = 189.7 | Feb sun = 189.3 | Mar sun = 211.5 | Apr sun = 216.1 | May sun = 189.4 | Jun sun = 118.7 | Jul sun = 137.5 | Aug sun = 121.2 | Sep sun = 117.4 | Oct sun = 184.9 | Nov sun = 218.8 | Dec sun = 209.9 | year sun = 2104.4

| source = NOAA{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230929161437/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Ghana/CSV/Axim_65465.csv | archive-date = 29 September 2023 | url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Ghana/CSV/Axim_65465.csv | title = Axim Normals 1991–2020 | work = World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020) | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = 29 September 2023}}

Notable locals

  • January Conny, known by many names, of which the best-known is John Canoe, was an Akan warrior and chief of the Ahanta people, an ally of Brandenburg-Prussia against the British and the Dutch, in the Brandenburger Gold Coast colony (1683–1720) in Axim. His true name has been lost to history, although the name Kenu is an authentic Akan name.
  • Anton Wilhelm Amo (1703–1756), the first black African to receive a philosophical education in Europe and to publish philosophical works there and in Germany. He published "The Rights of Moors" (among other works) and taught philosophy at the University of Jena.

References

References

  1. "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com.
  3. [http://nzemaeast.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/ Nzema East Municipal District]
  4. "Photographs of Axim Beach". independent-travellers.com.
  5. Hochkeppel, Willy. (2012). "Der schwarze Philosoph".
  6. "Kwame Nkrumah Biography". Ghana to Ghana The Place for Ghana News and Entertainment.
  7. Yaw Owusu, Robert. (2005). "Kwame Nkrumah's Liberation Thought: A Paradigm for Religious Advocacy in Contemporary Ghana".

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