Accra

Summary

Accra is a city^[1]. Accra ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,551 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Accra is located in Greater Accra Region^[3].
• Accra is located in Accra Metropolitan District^[4].
• Accra is in the country of Ghana^[5].
• Accra is on the body of water Gulf of Guinea^[6].
• Accra's head of government is recorded as Elizabeth K.T. Sackey^[7].
• Accra is on the continent of Africa^[8].
• Accra's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Accra's instance of is recorded as port city^[10].
• Accra's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Accra's instance of is recorded as national capital^[12].
• Accra's official language is recorded as English^[13].
• Accra's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ablekuma Central Constituency^[14].
• Accra's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ablekuma North Constituency^[15].
• Accra's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ablekuma South^[16].
• Accra's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ashiedu Keteke^[17].
• Accra's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ayawaso East Constituency^[18].
• Accra's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as La Nkwantanang Madina^[19].
• Accra's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Okaikwei North Constituency^[20].
• Accra's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Okaikwei South Constituency^[21].
• Accra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Johannesburg^[22].
• Accra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chicago^[23].
• Accra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[24].
• Accra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Columbia^[25].
• Accra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Columbus^[26].
• Accra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Paynesville^[27].

Body

Geography

Accra is in the country of Ghana^[5]. Located in include Greater Accra Region^[3], a region of Ghana^[28], in Ghana^[29], founded in 1982^[30] and Accra Metropolitan District^[4], a district of Ghana^[31], in Ghana^[32], founded in 1898^[33]. Accra is on the body of water Gulf of Guinea^[6]. Accra is on the continent of Africa^[8]. Accra is part of Ghanaian Coastal Plain^[34].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+2291352'}^[35], {'amount': '+491817'}^[36], {'amount': '+1170000'}^[37], {'amount': '+1782150'}^[38], and {'amount': '+1668000'}^[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[9], port city^[10], big city^[11], and national capital^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Accra include Accra International Airport^[40], an international airport^[41], in Ghana^[42] and Accra Academy^[43], a high school^[44], in Ghana^[45], founded in 1931^[46], headquartered in Kaneshie^[47].

Why It Matters

Accra ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,551 views/month).^[2] Accra has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] Accra is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for Accra include Accra International Airport^[40], an international airport^[41], in Ghana^[42] and Accra Academy^[43], a high school^[44], in Ghana^[45], founded in 1931^[46], headquartered in Kaneshie^[47].