City
Accra
Capital of Ghana
What guided this image
- Landmarks
- Jamestown Lighthouse; James Fort; Ussher Fort; Jamestown and Usshertown
- Viewpoint
- Use a slightly elevated seaward oblique view of the Jamestown shore, a recognizable historic viewpoint that must retain the surrounding working city rather than reducing Accra to a lighthouse postcard.
- Palette
- Muted botanical green should be the leading accent in actual roadside trees and small planted areas, balanced by substantial slate-grey roofs, pale weathered walls and blue-green coastal water; do not add trees to force the color balance.
- Guarded against
- Avoid making Accra look like Cape Coast with its much larger castle transplanted into the scene, the tower-heavy waterfront of Lagos, or a lush equatorial island resort.
Population1,963,264Wikidata: 2,291,352
Coordinates5.56°N, 0.20°W
Elevation61 m
Area173,000,000 km²
Time zoneAfrica/AccraUTC+0
Solar noon12:01clock runs 0.0 h ahead of the sun
Through the Earth
Dig straight through the Earth from Accra and you surface nearest to Motufoua School, Tuvalu — 247 km from the exact antipodal point.
Nearest cities in the atlas
| Lomé | TG | 169 km |
| Kumasi | GH | 201 km |
| Porto-Novo | BJ | 327 km |
| Lagos | NG | 409 km |
| Abidjan | CI | 421 km |
| Abobo | CI | 423 km |
| Ibadan | NG | 497 km |
| Yamoussoukro | CI | 579 km |
Twinned cities
- Chicago US
- Johannesburg ZA
- São Tomé ST
- Washington US
4 of 7 twinned cities are in this atlas. See the full network →