Cantonments
Cantonments is an affluent suburb of the Ghanaian city Accra, in the La Dade Kotopon Municipal District, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburban area in Greater Accra Region, Ghana
- Also known as: “Cantonments, Accra”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Embassy of the United States, Accra and El Wak Stadium.
Embassy of the United States, Accra
Government office
The Embassy of the United States of America in Accra is the diplomatic mission of the United States in Ghana. It is the focal point for events relating to the United States held in Ghana.
El Wak Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Macabe5387, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The El Wak Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Cantonments, a suburb of Accra. It is owned by the Ghana Armed Forces and has a seating capacity of 7,000.
The Bank Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Jwale2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bank Hospital also known as The Bank of Ghana Hospital is a hospital in Ghana completed in 2017. The hospital is located at Cantonment in Accra. As of November 2019, the hospital had been left empty for 2 years after completion, in a deteriorating state, after the New Patriotic Party assumed office in 2017 and claimed to be making an audit on the facilities to ensure value for money.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burma Camp and Labadi.
Burma Camp
Suburb
Burma Camp is the headquarters of the Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghanaian Ministry of Defence. The camp is in Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana. It retains notoriety and fear from previous Ghanaian military regimes, when civilians who entered the camp might not re-emerge.
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. Labadi is situated 3 km southeast of Cantonments.
Osu
Suburb
Photo: Warmglow, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Osu is a neighbourhood in central Accra, Ghana, West Africa. It is located about 3 kilometres east of the central business district, and is locally known as the "West End" of Accra. Osu is situated 3 km southwest of Cantonments.
Cantonments
- Category: locality
- Location: Accra Metropolitan District, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
5.58416° or 5° 35′ 3″ northLongitude
-0.16925° or 0° 10′ 9″ westElevation
53 metres (174 feet)Open location code
6CQXHRMJ+M8OpenStreetMap ID
node 30748419OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Achinese to Zulu—“Cantonments” goes by many names.
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