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5 Reasons to Visit Accra
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https://travelnoire.com/5-reasons-to-visit-accra/
Forget Paris, fall in love with Accra - CNN.com
Take a tour through the vibrant Ghanaian capital of Accra, as seen through the eyes of award-winning Nigerian author Chibundu Onuzo.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/22/travel/forget-paris-fall-love-accra/index.html
Lonely Planet: Accra
Ghana's beating heart probably won't inspire love letters, but you might just grow to like it. The capital's hot, sticky streets are perfumed with sweat, fumes and yesterday's cooking oil.
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/ghana/accra
Accra 2018: Best of Accra, Ghana Tourism - TripAdvisor
Accra Tourism: TripAdvisor has 24,369 reviews of Accra Hotels, Attractions, and Restaurants making it your best Accra resource.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g293797-Accra_Greater_Accra-Vacations.html
Accra
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Accra
Capital city and metropolis
Accra central skyline Schoolchildren celebrating Ghana's Independence Day at Black Star Square National Theatre University of Ghana Great Hall King Tackie Tawia I statue Jamestown Lighthouse The Octagon West Ridge Labadi Beach General Post Office
Flag
Accra Show map of Ghana Accra Show map of Africa
Coordinates: 5°33′N 0°12′W / 5.550°N 0.200°W / 5.550; -0.200
Country	Ghana
Region	Greater Accra Region
Districts	13 districts Accra Metropolitan District, La Dade Kotopon Municipal District, Ledzekuku Municipal District, Krowor Municipal District, Okaikwei North Municipal District, Ablekuma North Municipal District, Ablekuma Central Municipal District, Ablekuma West Municipal District, Ayawaso East Municipal District, Ayawaso North Municipal District, Ayawaso Central Municipal District, Ayawaso West Municipal District, Korle Klottey Municipal District
Settled	15th century
Government
• Mayor	Elizabeth K. T. Sackey
Area ^[1]
• Accra Metropolitan	20.4 km² (7.9 sq mi)
• Urban	199.4 km² (77.0 sq mi)
• Metro	3,245 km² (1,253 sq mi)
Elevation	61 m (200 ft)
Population (2021 census) ^[1]
• Accra Metropolitan	284,124
• Density	14,000/km² (36,000/sq mi)
• Urban	1,782,150
• Urban density	8,900/km² (23,000/sq mi)
• Metro	5,455,692
• Metro density	1,700/km² (4,400/sq mi)
Demonym	Accran
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	(Not Observed)
Postcode districts	GA, GL, GZ
Area code	030
Website	ama.gov.gh

5 Reasons to Visit Accra
Travel Noire
https://travelnoire.com/5-reasons-to-visit-accra/
Forget Paris, fall in love with Accra - CNN.com
Take a tour through the vibrant Ghanaian capital of Accra, as seen through the eyes of award-winning Nigerian author Chibundu Onuzo.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/22/travel/forget-paris-fall-love-accra/index.html
Lonely Planet: Accra
Ghana's beating heart probably won't inspire love letters, but you might just grow to like it. The capital's hot, sticky streets are perfumed with sweat, fumes and yesterday's cooking oil.
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/ghana/accra
Accra 2018: Best of Accra, Ghana Tourism - TripAdvisor
Accra Tourism: TripAdvisor has 24,369 reviews of Accra Hotels, Attractions, and Restaurants making it your best Accra resource.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g293797-Accra_Greater_Accra-Vacations.html
Accra
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accra

Accra
Capital city and metropolis
Accra central skyline Schoolchildren celebrating Ghana's Independence Day at Black Star Square National Theatre University of Ghana Great Hall King Tackie Tawia I statue Jamestown Lighthouse The Octagon West Ridge Labadi Beach General Post Office
Flag
Accra Show map of Ghana Accra Show map of Africa
Coordinates: 5°33′N 0°12′W / 5.550°N 0.200°W / 5.550; -0.200
Country	Ghana
Region	Greater Accra Region
Districts	13 districts Accra Metropolitan District, La Dade Kotopon Municipal District, Ledzekuku Municipal District, Krowor Municipal District, Okaikwei North Municipal District, Ablekuma North Municipal District, Ablekuma Central Municipal District, Ablekuma West Municipal District, Ayawaso East Municipal District, Ayawaso North Municipal District, Ayawaso Central Municipal District, Ayawaso West Municipal District, Korle Klottey Municipal District
Settled	15th century
Government
• Mayor	Elizabeth K. T. Sackey
Area ^[1]
• Accra Metropolitan	20.4 km² (7.9 sq mi)
• Urban	199.4 km² (77.0 sq mi)
• Metro	3,245 km² (1,253 sq mi)
Elevation	61 m (200 ft)
Population (2021 census) ^[1]
• Accra Metropolitan	284,124
• Density	14,000/km² (36,000/sq mi)
• Urban	1,782,150
• Urban density	8,900/km² (23,000/sq mi)
• Metro	5,455,692
• Metro density	1,700/km² (4,400/sq mi)
Demonym	Accran
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	(Not Observed)
Postcode districts	GA, GL, GZ
Area code	030
Website	ama.gov.gh

Accra, Ghana