Accra, Greater Accra

Accra: Capital city of Ghana

About

Accra locator map
Location of Accra on Greater Accra map.

Quick Facts about Accra

Population : 2,270,000
Country : Portuguese Empire, Gold Coast, Ghana
State : Greater Accra (Ghana)
County : Accra
Head of government : Mayor of Accra
Phone Area Codes : 0302, 0302
Area : 173000000 km2
Official name : Ghana
Official language : English
Altitude : 200 feet / 61 meters
Capital city : Accra is capital of Greater Accra Region, Ghana, Gold Coast
Time Zone : UTC±00:00, Greenwich Mean Time
Local time : 09:55:54 (20th June 2025)
Central accra-2 image
Central accra-2
Central accra-2 image
Central accra-2 image

Geography

Accra is located at 5°33'22"N 0°11'49"W (5.5560200, -0.1969000).

Accra map

Click "full screen" full screen map icon to open full mode. View satellite images

  • Stanley Nii Adjiri Blankson , 2009 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Benjamin N. O. Addison , 1960 1957-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • C.S. Botchway , 1983 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Enoch Teye Mensah , 1983 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Alfred Oko Vanderpuije , 2017 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Enoch Teye Mensah , 1991 1983-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Daniel Osabu-Kle , 1983 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • E.C. Quaye , 1964 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Nat Nunoo Amarteifio , 1998 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Nat Ashalley-Anthony , 1981 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Solomon Ofei Darko , 2002 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Mohammed Adjei Sowah , 2017-03-24T00:00:00Z
  • Samuel Adoquaye Addo , 2000 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

  • Chicago
  • Columbia
  • Columbus
  • Johannesburg
  • Paynesville
  • Washington, D.C.

Accra has 1 neighbours.

  • Ablekuma Central Constituency
  • Okaikwei South Constituency
  • Ayawaso East Constituency
  • Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency
  • Korle Klottey Constituency
  • Okaikwei North Constituency
  • Ayawaso Central Constituency
  • Ablekuma North Constituency
  • Ablekuma South Constituency
  • Ashiedu Keteke
  • La Nkwantanang Madina

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1960 491,817 - census
1996 1,170,000 57.96% census
2000 2,905,726 59.73% census
2010 1,665,086 -74.51% census
2013 2,291,352 27.33% census
2017 2,270,000 -0.94% census

ACC, Aakra, Aakrá, Accra, Acra, Akara, Akkr, Akkra, Akkrae, Akra, Akrao, Akʻra, Nkran, a ke la, akara, akeula, akra, akura, xak kra, yەkra, ΄Aκκρα, Άκκρα, Аккрæ, Аккра, Акра, Աքրա, אקרא, אקרה, آکرا, أكرا, ئەکرا, اكرا, اکرا, عکرہ, अक्रा, आक्रा, আক্রা, ਅਕਰਾ, ଆକ୍ରା, அக்ரா, അക്ര, อักกรา, ཨ་ཁ་ར།, အက်ခရာမြို့, აკრა, አክራ, アクラ, 阿克拉, 아크라