Accra, English and the cedi: getting your bearings in Ghana
A first guide to locating Ghana in West Africa and getting the basic facts straight before planning your trip.
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Accra is Ghana’s capital, located in the Greater Accra Region. Available information identifies it as a geographical starting point for planning, but does not establish current services or itineraries.
The place
What makes it special
- Capital of Ghana
- Located in the Greater Accra Region
Travel atlas
3 articlesArticles in Accra
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Guides to this place
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Sources and references
This profile summarises our destination guides. Their research sources and the geographical reference are listed below.
- Ghana · Wikidata
- Ghana · World Countries — mledoze
- Ghana · World Bank Open Data
- Ghana · DBpedia
- Accra · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Accra · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Accra, Korle-Klottey Municipal District, Greater Accra Region, Ghana · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Kotoka International Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0 (base de datos) / DbCL 1.0 (contenidos) · Kotoka International Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0
- Accra · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q3761
- Place identification and coordinates
Profile updated: 08/10/2026