Wp/cko/Accra
| Inception | 1898  |
|---|---|
| Continent | Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Located in the administrative territorial entity | Greater Accra Region |
| Located in or next to body of water | Gulf of Guinea |
| Coordinate location | 5°33′0″N 0°13′0″W, 5°35′10″N 0°11′10″W |
| Head of government | Elizabeth K.T. Sackey, Mohammed Adjei Sowah, Mayor of Accra |
| Legislative body | Accra Metropolitan Assembly |
| Followed by | Okaikwei North Municipal District |
| Email address | mailto:info@ama.gov.gh |
| Official website | http://www.ama.gov.gh/ |
Accra(/əˈkrɑː/; Ga: Ga or Gaga; Twi: Nkran; Ewe: Gɛ; Dagbani: Ankara; Anufɔ: Ankala) ti Ghana asiɛn n kɛrɛ miɛkpiri a, i wo southern coast n dɛɛ awɔrɛ n nu wɔ bo i wo Gulf dɛɛ Guinea asiɛn su ni yiri ye i buka Atlantic Ocean[1][2] n su n a. Fa kɔ 2021 dɛɛ afɔ n dɛɛ jama nbaa kaanwa nu, Accra Metropolitan District n bo i da fofoe panla kɔ ju 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi), n nyaanri jama nbaa kɔ yassuri minɛ yaa akpi 284,124 bo bu wo dɔ, na Greater Accra Region n bo i ti i kɛrɛ tii ni na i fofoe da panla kɔ ju 3,245 km2 (1,253 sq mi) ni, i nyaari jama nbaa kɔ yasuuri minɛ miliyɔ akpi yaa 5,455,692[3] wɔ bo bu wo dɔ. Fa kɔ i duma n ferewa su, nzen bu ŋa Accra, yiri la Accra Metropolitan District n dɛɛ awɔrɛ n bo i yo woori bɛrɛ ka na 2008 n dɛɛ afɔ ni, i yo da fofoe panla kɔ ju 199.4 km2 (77.0 sq mi)[4] wɔ. Nyini awɔrɛ n akpakpakinu kunkun sɔ haari kɔ ju local gominanti districts sɔ buru ni nsan (13): bu buru ni nnyɔ (12) ti bu tiɛŋgu dɛɛ municipal districts wɔ bo bu asiɛn fofoe dawa yasu (total area: 179.0 km2) na Accra Metropolitan District n bo wɔ ati su ni, na i fofoe dawa ti (20.4 km2) ni, bo yiri ŋgumi ti district bo i wo Accra miɛ kunnu n na bu ayo i miɛ tii ni.[5] Nyini awɔrɛ n bo i ti 199.4 km2 n bita jama nbaa miliyɔ yaa akpi 1,782,150 fa kɔ 2021[6] dɛɛ afɔ n dɛɛ jama nbaa kaanwa akunta su wɔ, na yiri ye wɔ akaaki Ghana asiɛn n kɛrɛ miɛkpiri a, haari ni bo district n bo i wo Accra Metropolitan Assembly n nu na i niɛ i su ni na i fofoe da kɔ yasu (20.4 km2), yiri ye i wo i ŋgumi na i ni nyiŋgam ti má kun a, ye bu fere i ka "Accra miɛkpiri".[7]
Nɔaniɛ n fiteeribiri
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Walking You Through Accra's Beautiful Attractions". Peace FM Online. 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022
- ↑ Amponsah, Owusu; Takyi, Stephen Appiah (31 January 2023). "Accra is congested, but relocating Ghana's capital is not the only option". The Conversation. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ↑ "Ghana 2021 Population and Housing Census – General Report Volume 3A – Population of Regions and Districts" (PDF). Ghana Statistical Service. p. 80 (95). Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ↑ Sum of the land areas of Accra Metropolitan District, Ablekuma Central Municipal District, Ablekuma North Municipal District, Ablekuma West Municipal District, Ayawaso Central Municipal District, Ayawaso East Municipal District, Ayawaso North Municipal District, Ayawaso West Municipal District, Korle Klottey Municipal District, Krowor Municipal District, La Dadekotopon Municipal District, Ledzokuku Municipal District, and Okaikoi North Municipal District, as per the 2021 census, page 80: [1].
- ↑ The country's first president, Kwame Nkrumah, declared the Accra Town Council, as it was referred to at the time, a city.
- ↑ Sum of the populations of Accra Metropolitan District, Ablekuma Central Municipal District, Ablekuma North Municipal District, Ablekuma West Municipal District, Ayawaso Central Municipal District, Ayawaso East Municipal District, Ayawaso North Municipal District, Ayawaso West Municipal District, Korle Klottey Municipal District, Krowor Municipal District, La Dadekotopon Municipal District, Ledzokuku Municipal District, and Okaikoi North Municipal District, as per the 2021 census, page 80: [2].
- ↑ "Our Background – AMA". Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.