Accra
ibu kota Ghana
Accra adalah ibu kota sekaligus kota terbesar Ghana. Accra terletak di bagian selatan Ghana pada koordinat 5°33' LU 0°15' BB[pranala nonaktif permanen]. Penduduknya berjumlah 1.970.400 jiwa (2005).
Accra | ||||||||||||
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Pemandangan kota Accra | ||||||||||||
| Negara |  Ghana | |||||||||||
| Region | Greater Accra Region | |||||||||||
| Distrik | Wilayah Metropolitan Accra | |||||||||||
| Dibentuk | Abad ke-15 | |||||||||||
| Incorporated (city) | 1898 | |||||||||||
| Pemerintahan | ||||||||||||
| • Jenis | Dewan kota | |||||||||||
| • Wali kota | Alfred Vanderpuije | |||||||||||
| Luas | ||||||||||||
| • Kota | 200 km2 (77,22 sq mi) | |||||||||||
| • Luas metropolitan | 894 km2 (345,18 sq mi) | |||||||||||
| Ketinggian | 61 m (200 ft) | |||||||||||
| Populasi | ||||||||||||
| • Kota | 1.963.264 ('07 est.) | |||||||||||
| • Kepadatan | 9.816/km2 (25.424/sq mi) | |||||||||||
| • Metropolitan | 3.835.304 ('07 est.) | |||||||||||
| Zona waktu | UTC | |||||||||||
| Kode area telepon | 030 | |||||||||||
| Situs web | http://www.ama.gov.gh | |||||||||||
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Accra didirikan oleh suku Ga pada abad ke-15 sebagai pusat perdagangan bagi bangsa Portugal.
Accra kini dilayani oleh Bandara Internasional Kotoka dan pelabuhan utama yang terletak di kota Tema.
Geografi
Iklim
| Data iklim Accra, Ghana | |||||||||||||
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| Bulan | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Mei | Jun | Jul | Agt | Sep | Okt | Nov | Des | Tahun |
| Rekor tertinggi °C (°F) | 35.8 (96.4) | 37.1 (98.8) | 36.2 (97.2) | 35.0 (95) | 34.6 (94.3) | 31.5 (88.7) | 32.3 (90.1) | 32.8 (91) | 33.9 (93) | 33.6 (92.5) | 38.0 (100.4) | 36.0 (96.8) | 38.0 (100.4) |
| Rata-rata tertinggi °C (°F) | 32.1 (89.8) | 32.7 (90.9) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.2 (90) | 31.2 (88.2) | 29.3 (84.7) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.0 (82.4) | 29.0 (84.2) | 30.5 (86.9) | 31.6 (88.9) | 31.7 (89.1) | 30.8 (87.4) |
| Rata-rata harian °C (°F) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.2 (81) | 25.6 (78.1) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.3 (75.7) | 25.2 (77.4) | 26.0 (78.8) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.2 (81) | 26.4 (79.5) |
| Rata-rata terendah °C (°F) | 23.4 (74.1) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.2 (75.6) | 23.9 (75) | 23.1 (73.6) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.2 (72) | 22.4 (72.3) | 23.9 (75) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.4 (74.1) |
| Rekor terendah °C (°F) | 15.0 (59) | 16.7 (62.1) | 18.9 (66) | 19.4 (66.9) | 18.6 (65.5) | 17.8 (64) | 17.8 (64) | 17.2 (63) | 18.3 (64.9) | 19.4 (66.9) | 17.8 (64) | 16.7 (62.1) | 15.0 (59) |
| Presipitasi mm (inci) | 10.9 (0.429) | 21.8 (0.858) | 57.1 (2.248) | 96.8 (3.811) | 131.2 (5.165) | 221.0 (8.701) | 66.0 (2.598) | 28.0 (1.102) | 67.8 (2.669) | 62.4 (2.457) | 27.7 (1.091) | 16.1 (0.634) | 806.8 (31.764) |
| Rata-rata hari hujan atau bersalju | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 75 |
| % kelembapan | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 81 |
| Rata-rata sinar matahari bulanan | 210.8 | 206.2 | 213.9 | 219.0 | 210.8 | 141.0 | 145.7 | 155.0 | 171.0 | 226.3 | 237.0 | 241.8 | 2.378,5 |
| Rata-rata sinar matahari harian | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 6.5 |
| Sumber #1: Organisasi Meteorologi Dunia [4] | |||||||||||||
| Sumber #2: Deutscher Wetterdienst[5] | |||||||||||||
Kota kembar
Accra empat hubungan kota kembar yaitu:[6]
| Kota | Provinsi / Region / kota | Negara | Tahun | Referensi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johannesburg | Gauteng |  Afrika Selatan | [7] | |
| Sterling | Connecticut |  AS | [6] | |
 Washington, D.C. | AS | 2006 | [8] | |
| Columbia | South Carolina | AS | [9] |
Referensi
Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai Accra.
