| Official Name: | Cantonments |
| Settlement Type: | Suburban Area |
| Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Greater Accra Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Accra Metropolis District |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | GMT |
| Timezone Dst: | GMT |
| Coordinates: | 5.5861°N -0.1764°W |
| Elevation M: | 96 |
Cantonments is an affluent suburb of the Ghanaian city Accra, in the La Dade Kotopon Municipal District, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[1] [2]
The Cantonments area was intended to become a military quarters under the British Colonial government, in the Gold Coast, now Ghana.
However, it was upgraded to become a modern planned residential settlement. Most of the homes in the area have three to four bedrooms and are often occupied by the wealthy, academics or government officials.[3]
Many diplomatic missions in the country are in the Cantonments area including the U.S. Embassy.
The Cantonments Hospital, Police Hospital and the Health care center & Clinic of Contonments are the healthcare institutions that are located in Cantonments.
The following schools are in Cantonments, Accra.