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'''Axim''' is a [[coast]]al town and the capital of [[Nzema East Municipal District|Nzema East Municipal district]], a district in [[Western Region (Ghana)|Western Region]] of South [[Ghana]].<ref name="Nzema East Municipal District">[http://nzemaeast.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/ Nzema East Municipal District]</ref> Axim lies 64 kilometers west of the port city of [[Sekondi-Takoradi]] in the [[Western Region, Ghana|Western Region]], west of [[Cape Three Points]].<ref name="Nzema East Municipal District"/> Axim has a 2013 [[Human settlement|settlement]] population of 27,719 people.<ref name="World Gazetteer"/>

==History==
[[Image:Axim Litho 1709.jpg|thumb|left|230px|[[Fort Santo Antonio|Fort St. Anthony]] at Axim, 1709. Lithograph.]]
This area was occupied by the [[Nzema people|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 Gold Coast|Dutch]], who "ruled" during that period. The fort, now property of Ghana, is open to the public. Off-shore are some picturesque [[island]]s, including one with a [[lighthouse]].<ref name="Nzema East Municipal District"/>

==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.<ref name="Nzema East Municipal District"/> Here, several large mansions of lumber-trading magnates and other businessmen remain from the late 19th century and period of the British empire.<ref name="Nzema East Municipal District"/> Axim is governed by a political [[District Executive]] of the [[Nzema East Municipal District|Nzema East Municipality]].<ref name="Nzema East Municipal District"/>

==Economy==
The economy is based mainly on Axim's [[fishing fleet]], but the area also has three tourist [[beach resort]]s as well as [[coconut]] and [[rubber]] plantations.<ref name="Nzema East Municipal District"/> The scenic and fertile [[terrain]] features many [[palm tree]]s. Local [[Artisanal mining|artisanal miners]] pan for [[gold]] in [[stream]]s inland from Axim.<ref name="Nzema East Municipal District"/>

Axim has a transport station, two major [[bank]] branches, and some [[Rural area|rural]] banks including the Ahantaman Rural Bank, Nzema Maanle Rural Bank, Lower Pra Rural Bank.<ref name="Nzema East Municipal District"/>

==Culture==
Every August, the major [[festival]]s of [[Kundum Festival|Kundum]] takes place, coinciding with the best [[fishing]]-catch of the year; people come to Axim for the festivities and to fish and trade.<ref name="Nzema East Municipal District"/>

==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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Photographs of Axim Beach|url=https://independent-travellers.com/ghana/axim/|website=Independent Travellers|publisher=independent-travellers.com|access-date=12 April 2016}}</ref>[[File:Fort Saint Anthony.jpg|thumb|[[Treaty of Axim (1642)|Fort Saint Anthony, Axim]]]]

==Climate==
Axim has a [[tropical monsoon climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Am'') with oppressively 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 {{convert|300|mm|inch|0|disp=or}} in May and over {{convert|450|mm|inch|0|disp=or}} in June. 
{{Weather box
| 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 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name=WMOCLINO>{{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}}</ref>
}}

==Notable locals==
*'''January Conny''', known by many names, of which the best-known is [[John Canoe]], was an [[Akan people|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 [[Friedrich Schiller University of Jena|University of Jena]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Der schwarze Philosoph |trans-title=The black Philosopher |language=de |first=Willy |last=Hochkeppel |magazine=[[Damals]] |issue=12 |year=2012 |pages=66–69}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ghanatoghana.com/Ghanahomepage/kwame-nkrumah-biography-biography-kwame-nkrumah |title=Kwame Nkrumah Biography |access-date=25 June 2013 |publisher=Ghana to Ghana The Place for Ghana News and Entertainment |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104082349/http://www.ghanatoghana.com/Ghanahomepage/kwame-nkrumah-biography-biography-kwame-nkrumah |archive-date=4 January 2013 }}</ref><ref name="mother">{{cite book|last=Yaw Owusu|first=Robert|year=2005|title=Kwame Nkrumah's Liberation Thought: A Paradigm for Religious Advocacy in Contemporary Ghana|pages=97}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Treaty of Axim (1642)]]

==References==
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==External links==
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