New Achimota

New Achimota is a suburb in Ga West Municipal Assembly, Greater Accra Region and has about 37,100 residents. New Achimota is situated nearby to the suburb Akweteyman, as well as near the neighborhood Mile 7.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Achimota Retail Centre and Guinness Ghana Breweries.

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.

Guinness Ghana Breweries

Brewery

Guinness Ghana Breweries is a Ghanaian brewery founded in 1960, located in the Kaase Industrial Area in Kumasi and listed on the stock index of the Ghana Stock Exchange, the GSE All-Share Index.

Achimota Forest

Protected area

Photo: Kwaku Berko, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. Achimota Forest is situated 4 km east of New Achimota.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lapaz and Tesano.

Lapaz

Suburb

Photo: Kwabenabaop, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

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 2½ km southeast of New Achimota.

Abelemkpe

Suburb

Photo: Adoscam, CC0.

Abelenkpe is an urban area in the Accra Metropolitan district, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Abelenkpe is located in the northern part of the Accra Metropolitan District in the Greater Accra Region. Abelemkpe is situated 3 km southeast of New Achimota.

New Achimota

Type: Suburb with 37,100 residents
Category: locality
Location: Ga West Municipal Assembly, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

5.61938° or 5° 37′ 10″ north

Longitude

-0.24035° or 0° 14′ 25″ west

Population

37,100

Elevation

59 metres (194 feet)

Open location code

6CQXJQ95+QV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6358970992

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

8541923

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