Accra Metropolitan District
The Accra Metropolitan District is one of the 254 Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts in Ghana, and among the 29 such districts in the Greater Accra Region with a population of 284,124 as of 2021.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: district of Ghana with 2,090,000 residents
- Description: City and metropolitan district in Ghana
- Also known as: “Accra” and “Accra Metropolis District”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kotoka International Airport and Accra Sports Stadium.
Kotoka International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Rjruiziii, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kotoka International Airport is an international airport in Accra, the capital of Ghana. The airport is operated by Ghana Airports Company Limited, which has its offices on the airport property.
Accra Sports Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Celestinesucess, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Accra Sports Stadium, formerly named the Ohene Djan Stadium, is a multi-use stadium located in Accra, Ghana, mostly used for association football matches. It is also used for rugby union.
Osu Castle
Castle
Photo: Owula kpakpo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Osu Castle is a castle located in Osu, Ghana, on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in Africa. A substantial fort was built by Denmark-Norway in the 1660s; thereafter, the fort changed ownership between Denmark-Norway, Portugal, the Akwamu, Britain, and finally post-Independence Ghana.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Accra and Teshie.
Accra
Photo: J3Lda77, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Accra is the capital city of Ghana. Accra has a mix of 19th-century colonial architecture, modern skyscrapers and apartment blocks, and dusty shanty towns.
Teshie
Town
Photo: Ekpene, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Teshie is a coastal town in the Ledzokuku Municipal District, a district in the Greater Accra Region of southeastern Ghana. Teshie is the ninth most populous settlement in Ghana, with a population of 171,875 people. Teshie is situated 8 km east of Accra Metropolitan District.
Labadi
Town
Photo: ThePipistrello, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Labadi, also known as La, is a Peri-urban town in La Dade Kotopon Municipal District in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
Accra Metropolitan District
- Location: Greater Accra Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Yoruba—“Accra Metropolitan District” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Акра”
- Cebuano: “Accra”
- French: “Accra métropolitain”
- French: “District métropolitain d’Accra”
- German: “Accra Metropolitan District”
- Hausa: “Accra Metropolitan District”
- Igbo: “Accra Metropolitan District”
- Igbo: “Accra”
- Italian: “distretto della Metropoli di Accra”
- Italian: “Distretto metropolitano di Accra”
- Japanese: “アクラ都市圏”
- Nigerian Pidgin: “Accra Metropolitan District”
- Polish: “Dystrykt Stołeczny Akra”
- Portuguese: “Acra Metropolitana”
- Slovak: “metropolitná oblasť Akkra”
- Slovenian: “Accra Metropolitan District”
- Slovenian: “Metropolitanski distrikt Akre”
- Southern Dagaare: “Accra Mɛtropolitaŋ Desekyere”
- Southern Dagaare: “Accra”
- Swedish: “Accra”
- Yoruba: “Accra Metropolitan District”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kanda Estate and Maamobi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Flagstaff house and Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT.
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