Fort Orange

former fortified colonial trade-post in Sekondi, Ghana
AdministrativeArea fort Q2182050
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Fort Orange

Summary

Fort Orange is a fort[1]. It draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (fort category, ranking #149 of 879).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fort Orange is located in Western Region[3].
  • Fort Orange is located in Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan District[4].
  • Fort Orange is in the country of Ghana[5].
  • Fort Orange's instance of is recorded as fort[6].
  • The location of Fort Orange was Sekondi-Takoradi[7].
  • Fort Orange's Commons category is recorded as Fort Sekondi[8].
  • Fort Orange's occupant is recorded as Ghana[9].
  • January 1, 1690 marks the founding of Fort Orange[10].
  • Fort Orange's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 4.9357, 'lon': -1.7073}[11].
  • Fort Orange's described at URL is recorded as https://www.atlasofmutualheritage.nl/en/Oranje-fort-(Sekondi).120c[12].
  • Fort Orange's heritage designation is recorded as Ghana’s material cultural heritage[13].
  • Fort Orange's different from is recorded as Fort Orange[14].
  • Fort Orange's different from is recorded as Fort Orange[15].
  • Fort Orange's Ghana Place Names URL is recorded as https://sites.google.com/site/ghanaplacenames/places-in-perspective/castles-forts#h.4lu9uztm66on[16].

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Geography

Fort Orange is in the country of Ghana[5]. Located in include Western Region[3], a region of Ghana[17], in Ghana[18] and Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan District[4], a district of Ghana[19], in Ghana[20].

Designation and Status

Fort Orange's instance of is recorded as fort[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Ghana’s material cultural heritage[13].

History and Context

January 1, 1690 marks the founding of Fort Orange[10].

Why It Matters

Fort Orange draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (fort category, ranking #149 of 879).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Peter James · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Geonames id → 11808943
    Continent → Q15
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 4.9357, 'lon': -1.7073}
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q134557188 */"
  2. 14w ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1690-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Coordinates → —
    Occupant → Dutch Republic, British Empire, Ghana
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Western Region, Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan District
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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