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Greater Accra
Where every Ghana trip begins — and where Detty December lives.
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A closer look at Greater Accra.
Ghana’s coastal capital region is home to Kotoka International Airport, Jubilee House, Independence Square, and the old quarter of Jamestown. Accra is a city of fishing communities, art galleries, jazz bars, and rooftop concerts — a place where highlife was born and Afrobeats now lives loud.
- 5.4M
- Metro population
- Dec–Apr
- Best time
- 0 hrs
- From Kotoka
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The Door of No Return, the fishing harbor, and the canopy walk.