Accra

Accra
Capital city
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Coordinates: 5°33′N 0°12′W / 5.550°N 0.200°W / 5.550; -0.200
Sovereign state	Ghana
Region	Greater Accra Region
Districts	10 districts Accra Metropolitan District, La Dade Kotopon Municipal District, Ledzokuku Municipal District, Krowor Municipal District, Okaikwei Municipal District, Ablekuma North Municipal District, Ablekuma West Municipal District, Ayawaso East Municipal District, Ayawaso North Municipal District, Ayawaso West Municipal District
Settled	15th century
Area [1]
• Accra Metropolitan	173 km2 (67 sq mi)
Elevation	61 m (200 ft)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Accra Metropolitan	1,665,086
Demonym	Accran
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
Postcode districts	GA, GL, GZ
Area code	030

Accra is the capital city of Ghana. It has a population of about 1,970,400 (2005). The city is Ghana's largest city. It is also the administrative, communications, and economic center of the country. The main economic activities in Accra are financial and government services, communications, construction, transportation and agriculture (mostly fishing). Most of Ghana's ability to make things is in the capital area.^[3][4][5][6]

1. ↑ "Boundary and Administrative Area". Ghanadistricts.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
2. ↑ "Citypopulation.de". Thomas Brinkhoff. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
3. ↑ "Greater Accra: Bawumia tours Ablekuma North and West". 2024-08-26. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
4. ↑ "Accra Tours". World Travel and Tours. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
5. ↑ "British High Commission Accra hosts third UK-Ghana Diaspora Networking Mixer". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
6. ↑ Emelike, Obinna (2024-06-30). "Seamless travel: Tour operators seek partnerships, government buy-in to grow tourism in West Africa". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2025-01-11.