Cape Coast geodata
Cape Coast (Central) is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in Ghana in Africa/Accra (GMT+0) time zone. With population of 143,015 people, there are 7 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Ghana, 93.1% of cities are located further ↑North; 61.1% of cities are located further →East and 87.5% of cities have higher elevation than Cape Coast. Note1
Cape Coast GPS coordinates[2]
5° 6' 19.26" North, 1° 14' 47.76" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 5.80529°, | -1.94973° |
| Center: | 5.10535°, | -1.2466° |
| Lower-right: | 4.40465°, | -0.54348° |
| Map W x H: | 155.7×155.7 km | = 96.7×96.7mi |
| max Lat: | 11.0616° ⇑93.1% North |
| Cape Coast: | 5.10535° |
| min Lat: | ⇓6.9% South 4.86641° |
| min Long | Cape Coast | max Long |
| -2.78516° | -1.2466° | 1.19012° |
| W 38.9%⇐ | ⇒61.1% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Cape Coast is 21 m = 69 ft, and this is 149.2 m = 490 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
477 m = 1565 ft | 87.5% |
| Avg. | 170.2 m = 558 ft | |
| Cape Coast | 21 m = 69 ft | |
Min E: |
0 m = 0 ft | 12.5% |
See also: Cape Coast elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Cape Coast is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of Equator is 567.7 km =352.8 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Cape Coast |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 9439.4 | 5865.4 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 6833.5 | 4246.1 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2038.3 | 1266.5 | to North |
| Equator | 567.7 | 352.8 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Cape Coast: (largest is in red/bold)
• Aboso
82.7 km =51.4 mi, 
290°
• Akim Oda
95.8 km =59.5 mi, 
17°
• Akim Swedru
91.3 km =56.7 mi, 16°
• Apam
59.8 km =37.2 mi, 
70°
• Elmina
11.8 km =7.3 mi, 
258°
• Foso
66.4 km =41.3 mi, 
356°
• Kasoa
103.5 km =64.3 mi, 
62°
• Mumford
56.7 km =35.2 mi, 72°
• Saltpond
23.6 km =14.7 mi, 60°
• Sekondi-Takoradi
60 km =37.3 mi, 
250°
• Shama Junction
47.3 km =29.4 mi, 258°
• Swedru
77.3 km =48 mi, 
51°
• Takoradi
61.4 km =38.2 mi, 247°
• Tarkwa
85.2 km =52.9 mi, 285°
• Winneba
74.2 km =46.1 mi, 68°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Ghana existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
