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]
As a primate ceety, Accra is the admeenistrative, communications, an economic centre o the kintra.
Sister ceeties eedit
Accra haes twa offeecial sister ceeties as recognized bi Sister Cities International[4]
| Ceety | Kintra | Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago, Illinois |
Unitit States | 1989 | [4] |
| Washington, D.C. |
Unitit States | 2006 | [5] |
References eedit
- ↑ "Accra Metropolitan". GhanaWeb. Archived frae the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 22 Julie 2010. Archived 2010-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Jacob Songsore (Fall 2008). "Environmental and Structural Inequalities in Greater Accra". The Journal of the International Institute. 16 (1). Retrieved 22 Julie 2010.
- ↑ "Ghana". Thomas Brinkhoff. Retrieved 22 Julie 2010.
- ↑ a b "SCI: Sister City Directory". Sister-cities.org. Archived frae the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ↑ "Sister City Agreement with Accra, Ghana". Jga.oca.dc.gov. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
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