Achimota Forest
Achimota Forest Reserve is a forest in Achimota in the Okaikwei North Municipality in the Greater Accra Region. It is located approximately 7.6 km from Accra.Photo: Kwaku Berko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Protected area
- Description: forest reserve in Achimota, Ghana
- Also known as: “Achimota Forest Reserve” and “Achimota Plantation”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Achimota School and Achimota Retail Centre.
Achimota School
School
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Achimota School, formerly Prince of Wales College and School at Achimota, later Achimota College, now nicknamed Motown, is a co-educational boarding school located at Achimota in Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana.
Achimota Retail Centre
Shopping center
The Achimota Retail Centre is a shopping centre located at Dome near the St. John's Grammar School, along the Accra—Nsawam Highway in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Achimota Retail Centre is situated 4 km west of Achimota Forest.
Lincoln Community School
School
Lincoln Community School is a private school in Accra, Ghana, West Africa. It is a non-profit, college-preparatory, international school. There is an expatriate population associated with the various embassies, Foreign Service agencies, NGO's, United Nations organisations, and international businesses.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Christian Village and Dzorwulu.
Christian Village
Suburb
Christian Village is a town in the Accra Metropolitan district, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
Dzorwulu
Town
Dzorwulu is a town in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the Ayawaso West Municipal District. Dzorwulu and neighbouring North Dzorwulu are separated by the N1 highway.
Legon
Town
Photo: Rtevels, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Legon, a suburb of the Ghanaian city Accra, is situated about 12 kilometres north-east of the city center in the Ayawaso West Municipal District, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
Achimota Forest
- Categories: forest reserve and forest
- Location: Greater Accra Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
5.63013° or 5° 37′ 49″ northLongitude
-0.20768° or 0° 12′ 28″ westElevation
69 metres (226 feet)Inception
1930Operator
Forestry Commission of GhanaOpen location code
6CQXJQJR+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 146922927OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestGeoNames ID
2300566Wikidata ID
Q112093154
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Achimota Forest from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Farefare to Kinyarwanda—“Achimota Forest” goes by many names.
- Farefare: “Achimota Forest”
- Farefare: “Achimota Kɔya”
- French: “forêt d’Achimota”
- French: “Forêt d’Achimota”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Achimota Forest”
- Hausa: “Achimota Forest”
- Kinyarwanda: “Ishyamba rya Achimota”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Achimota Forest”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Green Hill and Oko.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aggrey Chapel and Accra Zoo.
Ghana: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Accra, Kumasi, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.