Lapaz
Lapaz is a town in the Accra Metropolitan district, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The name Lapaz was adopted from a now defunct hotel, Hotel de Lapaz, which was the first hotel in the area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: town in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
- Also known as: “Lapaz (Accra)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Achimota Retail Centre and Hindu Monastery of Africa.
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 3½ km north of Lapaz.
Hindu Monastery of Africa
Hindu temple
Photo: Banksboomer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hindu Monastery of Africa is a Hindu monastic and temple complex headquartered in Odorkor, a suburb of Accra, in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Hindu Monastery of Africa is situated 3½ km southwest of Lapaz.
Accra Academy
School
Photo: Osy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Accra Academy is a boys' high school located at Bubuashie near Kaneshie in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. It admits both boarding and day students. Founded as a private school in 1931, it gained the status of a Government-Assisted School in 1950. Accra Academy is situated 4 km south of Lapaz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Darkuman and Tesano.
Darkuman
Suburb
Darkuman is a town in the Accra Metropolitan district, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
Tesano
Suburb
Tesano is a suburb of Accra, Ghana. It is on the main Accra–Kumasi Highway before Achimota. The main campus of Ghana Technology University College is located inside Tesano. Tesano is situated 3 km east of Lapaz.
Odorkor
Suburb
Odorkor is a town in the Accra Metropolitan district, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Odorkor is situated 3½ km southwest of Lapaz.
Lapaz
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Accra Metropolitan District, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
5.60737° or 5° 36′ 27″ northLongitude
-0.24869° or 0° 14′ 55″ westElevation
53 metres (174 feet)Open location code
6CQXJQ42+WGOpenStreetMap ID
node 5566513301OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
“Lapaz” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Lapaz (Accra)”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lapaz”. Photo: Kwabenabaop, CC BY-SA 4.0.