Fort Santo Antonio lies roughly on the division between the two parts, but closest to the centre of Upper Axim, the original European settlement.

[2] Here, several large mansions of lumber-trading magnates and other businessmen remain from the late 19th century and period of the British empire.

[2] 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.

[3]Axim has a tropical monsoon climate (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.