What is the population of Accra?

1,963,264 people, per GeoNames.

Which airport serves Accra?

Kotoka International Airport (ACC).

Does Accra have a university?

Yes. Accra Technical University.

ACCRA

Greater Accra · GHANA (GH) · 5.56°N / 0.20°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,306,104

Accra is a city in Ghana with a population of 1,963,264. It sits at 5.56/-0.20, runs on Africa/Accra, is 1 km from Osu.

Population 1,963,264

Place Type National Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Accra

All facts

fields

Country: Ghana
Subdivision: Greater Accra
Coords: 5.56°N / 0.20°W
UTC offset: +0
DST: None

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

E Osu Greater Accra 44,000 1.2 km

W Awoshi Greater Accra 32,426 9.5 km

NW New Achimota Greater Accra 37,116 10.3 km

E Teshi Old Town Greater Accra 144,013 10.4 km

NW Dome Greater Accra 48,285 11.3 km

N Medina Estates Greater Accra 101,207 12.7 km

W Gbawe Greater Accra 86,718 12.8 km

NW Taifa Greater Accra 42,623 12.9 km

E Nungua Greater Accra 70,483 14.2 km

W Mandela Greater Accra 77,371 15.8 km

Air access

nearby

ACC

Kotoka International Airport

Large airport

0.0 km

Universities

linked

Accra Technical University

atu.edu.gh

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Accra?: 1,963,264 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Accra in?: Africa/Accra.
Which country is Accra in?: Ghana (GH).
Which airport serves Accra?: Kotoka International Airport (ACC).
Does Accra have a university?: Yes. Accra Technical University.
What languages are spoken in Ghana?: English.
What currency is used in Ghana?: Ghana Cedi.
How many cities are in Ghana?: 119 on record.
Which admin region is Accra in?: Greater Accra.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2306104

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2306104,
    "name": "Accra",
    "ascii_name": "Accra",
    "country_code": "GH",
    "population": 1963264,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Accra",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLC",
    "latitude": 5.55602,
    "longitude": -0.1969
  }
}

Context

comparatives

44.6x the population of Osu.
1 km from Osu.
Same timezone (Africa/Accra) as 118 other cities in Ghana.