Accra

Accra is the caipital an lairgest ceety in Ghana wi the population o the ceety proper estimatit at 1,963,264 as o 2009. Accra an aa doubles as the caipital o the Greater Accra Region an o the Accra Metropolitan Destrict wi which it is coterminous.[1] Accra is an aa the anchor o a substantially lairger metropolitan aurie cried the Greater Accra Metropolitan Aurie an includes aicht destricts - Accra Metropolitan, Tema Metropolitan, Ga East Municipal, Ga Wast Municipal, Ga Sooth Municipal, Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal, Ashaiman Municipal an Adenta Municipal.[2] It is hame tae aboot 4 million fowk, makin it the lairgest metropolitan conglomeration in the kintra bi population.[3]

Accra
Greater Accra Metropolitan Aurie

As a primate ceety, Accra is the admeenistrative, communications, an economic centre o the kintra.

Sister ceeties

Accra haes twa offeecial sister ceeties as recognized bi Sister Cities International[4]

CeetyKintraDateReference
Chicago, IllinoisUnitit States1989[4]
Washington, D.C.Unitit States2006[5]

References


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