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 with a population of 284,124 as of 2021.
  • District of Ghana with about 2,090,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 60 metres (200 feet)
  • …is abbreviated as “AMA”
  • Description: City and metropolitan district in Ghana
  • Also known as
    “Accra”
    “Accra Metropolis District”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kotoka International Airport and Accra Sports Stadium.
Accra International Airport, formerly known as Kotoka…
is a castle located in , a neighborhood…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Accra and Teshie.
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is a coastal town in the Ledzokuku Municipal… is situated 8 km east of Accra Metropolitan District.
, also known as La, is a Peri-urban town…
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Latitude
5.586° or 5° 35′ 10″ north
Longitude
-0.186° or 0° 11′ 10″ west
Open location code
6CQXHRP7+9H
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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”
  • Russian: “городской округ Аккра”
  • 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.

Ghana: Highlights

Learn more about Accra and Kumasi.
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