Elmina, also known as Edina by the local Fante, is a town and the capital of the Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District on the south coast of Ghana in the Central Region, situated on a bay on the Atlantic Ocean, 12 kilometres west of Cape Coast.

What region is Elmina in Ghana?

Elmina is a city in Coastal Plain region of Ghana. Its name comes from the Portuguese word for "Mine". The gold found in these mines are also the origin of the name "Gold Coast", which was the name of what is now Ghana, when it was a British Colony.

What Elmina means?

as a girls' name is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Elmina is "determined protector". Diminutive of Wilhelmina. STARTS/ENDS WITH El-, -na. ASSOCIATED WITH determined, protector (defender)