Local time
Sun, 5:04 AM GMTAfrica/AccraCityCapital
Accra
5.55° N, 0.22° W
- Population
- 2,121,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 14
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 14 cities of Ghana in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Ghana, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Africa/Accra
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Practical bearings for Accra, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Accra have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name derives from the Akan word "nkran," meaning "ant," and may refer to a nickname local forest dwellers gave to Nigerian tribes who settled in the area.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person