Greater Accra Region
The Greater Accra Region has the smallest area of Ghana's 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of 3,245 square kilometres. This is 1.4 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. It is the most populated region, with a population of 5,455,692 in 2021, accounting for 17.7 per cent of Ghana's total population.
Great Accra Region | |
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Region | |
Aerial View of Accra | |
Location of Greater Accra Region in Ghana | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Capital | Accra |
| Districts | 16 |
| Government | |
| • Regional Minister | Henry Quartey |
| • Mayor | Mohammed Adjei Sowah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,245 km2 (1,253 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 10th |
| Population (2021 Census) | |
| • Total | 5,455,692 |
| • Rank | Ranked 2nd |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | |
| • Year | 2013 |
| • Per capita | $5,150 |
| GDP (Nominal) | |
| • Year | 2013 |
| • Per capita | $2,500 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| Area code | 030 |
| ISO 3166 code | GH-AA |
| HDI (2021) | 0.707 high · 1st |
The Greater Accra region is the most urbanized region in the country with 87.4% of its total population living in urban centres. The capital city of Greater Accra Region is Accra which is at the same time the capital city of Ghana.
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