List of cities in Ghana explained

This is a list of the cities and towns (i.e. human settlements) in the Republic of Ghana.

List of settlements in Ghana by population

Regional capitalCapital city
Settlement1970 census[1] 1984 census2000 census2007 estimate[2] 2013 estimateLocationRegion
align=right 1. Accra align=right 564,194 align=right 867,459 align=right 1,659,136 align=right 2,096,653 align=right 2,291,352 5.55°N -12°W Greater Accra
align=right 2. Kumasi align=right 260,286 align=right 489,586 align=right 1,171,311 align=right 1,604,909 align=right 2,069,350 6.7°N -1.625°W Ashanti
3. Tamale83,653 135,952 202,317 222,730 562,919 9.4075°N -0.8533°W Northern
align=right 4. Sekondi-Takoradi align=right 143,982 align=right 188,203 align=right 260,651 align=right 289,595 align=right 539,548 Western
align=right 5. Ashaiman22,549 align=right 50,918 align=right 150,312 align=right 228,509 align=right 298,841 5.7°N -2°W Greater Accra
align=right 6. Sunyani align=right 28,780 align=right 40,634 align=right 61,992 210,748 align=right 248,496 7.3333°N -22°W Brong-Ahafo
align=right 7. Cape Coast align=right 51,653 align=right 57,224 align=right 118,105 align=right 154,204 align=right 227,269 5.1°N -16°W Central
align=right 8. align=right 31,005 align=right 60,617 align=right 115,564 align=right 147,614 align=right 180,334 6.2°N -42°W Ashanti
align=right 9. align=right 39,382 align=right 59,552 align=right 92,359 align=right 154,513 align=right 176,597 5.5833°N -6°W Greater Accra
align=right 10. align=right 60,767 align=right 100,052 align=right 141,479 align=right 161,106 align=right 161,612 5.6667°N 0°W Greater Accra
align=right 11. align=right 7,480 align=right 28,364 align=right 76,697 align=right 112,888 align=right 143,356 Greater Accra
align=right 12. Koforidua align=right 46,235 align=right 58,731 align=right 87,315 align=right 99,890 align=right 130,810 6.1°N -16°W Eastern
align=right 13. Wa align=right 13,740 align=right 36,067 align=right 66,644 align=right 83,091 align=right 105,821 10.0667°N -32°W Upper West
align=right 14. Techiman align=right 12,068 align=right 25,264 align=right 56,187 align=right 75,932 align=right 104,212 7.5833°N -1.9361°W Brong-Ahafo
align=right 15. Ho align=right 24,199 align=right 37,777 align=right 61,658 align=right 73,498 align=right 99,375 6.6119°N 0.4703°W Volta
align=right 16. align=right 13,839 align=right 29,146 align=right 62,902 align=right 75,622 align=right 86,431 5.6°N -0.0667°W Greater Accra
align=right 17. align=right N/A align=right 507 align=right 30,193 align=right 54,789 align=right 86,188 5.6844°N -0.0381°W Greater Accra
align=right 18. align=right 772 align=right 1,954 align=right 29,618 align=right 56,655 align=right 84,904 5.655°N -0.235°W Greater Accra
align=right 19. align=right 13,176 align=right 31,466 align=right 58,786 align=right 74,874 align=right 83,267 5.6547°N 0.0258°W Greater Accra
align=right 20. align=right 608 align=right 837 align=right 28,989 align=right 52,910 align=right 80,991 5.5767°N -0.3108°W Greater Accra
align=right 21. align=right 863 align=right 2,597 align=right 34,719 align=right 48,228 align=right 80,820 5.52°N -0.48°W Central
align=right 22. align=right 10,664 align=right 18,775 align=right 29,478 align=right 49,954 align=right 75,390 7.3833°N -23°W Ashanti
align=right 23. align=right N/A align=right 1,009 align=right 26,145 align=right 48,927 align=right 74,264 Greater Accra
align=right 24. align=right 20,567 align=right 34,074 align=right 51,379 align=right 59,055 align=right 71,074 11.05°N -14°W Upper East
align=right 25. align=right 1,397 align=right 20,904 align=right 38,927 align=right 48,876 align=right 69,284 6.1468°N 1.1799°W Volta
align=right 26. align=right 21,522 align=right 31,226 align=right 45,614 align=right 52,161 align=right 68,216 5.5306°N -0.7028°W Central
align=right 27. Bolgatanga align=right 18,896 align=right 32,495 align=right 49,162 align=right 56,583 align=right 68,183 10.7833°N -0.85°W Upper East
align=right 28. align=right N/A align=right 25,688 align=right N/A align=right 53,165 align=right 62,382 Ashanti
align=right 29. align=right 14,296 align=right 22,264 align=right 39,649 align=right 49,149 align=right 62,364 7.45°N -37°W Brong-Ahafo
align=right 30. align=right 23,219 align=right 31,785 align=right 43,703 align=right 48,503 align=right 61,785 6.55°N -46°W Eastern
align=right 31. align=right 20,957 align=right 24,629 align=right 38,741 align=right 45,332 align=right 60,604 5.9236°N -0.9883°W Eastern
align=right 32. align=right 30,778 align=right 27,105 align=right 40,017 align=right 45,954 align=right 60,331 5.35°N -0.625°W Central
align=right 33. align=right 14,775 align=right 20,994 align=right 35,277 align=right 42,550 align=right 58,155 7.1525°N 0.4767°W Volta
align=right 34. align=right 22,072 align=right 31,633 align=right 40,336 align=right 43,908 align=right 52,774 9.4325°N -0.0042°W Northern
align=right 35. align=right 12,421 align=right 19,298 align=right 31,044 align=right 36,650 align=right 49,398 6.0333°N -27°W Eastern
align=right 36. align=right N/A align=right 13,943 align=right 28,276 align=right N/A align=right 49,046 8.0522°N -1.7347°W Brong-Ahafo
align=right 37. align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 31,070 align=right 39,730 align=right 45,409 5.7244°N -0.1633°W Greater Accra
align=right 38. align=right 25,518 align=right 20,439 align=right 29,986 align=right 34,142 align=right 44,522 5.8°N -0.35°W Eastern
align=right 39. align=right 13,895 align=right 20,228 align=right 31,740 align=right 37,575 align=right 42,795 7.0667°N -25°W Ashanti
align=right 40. align=right 10,881 align=right 13,677 align=right 26,735 align=right 34,509 align=right 42,550 6.6167°N -1.2167°W Ashanti
align=right 41. align=right 16,905 align=right 23,077 align=right 34,855 align=right 37,349 align=right 39,435 5.8667°N -49°W Eastern
align=right 42. align=right 13,836 align=right 18,583 align=right 28,141 align=right 32,735 align=right 39,187 7.5592°N -1.9292°W Brong-Ahafo
align=right 43. align=right 9,895 align=right 16,965 align=right 24,937 align=right 30,529 align=right 39,092 9.6167°N -50°W Northern
align=right 44. align=right 14,710 align=right 18,879 align=right 28,271 align=right 32,859 align=right 36,797 6.8°N -1.0833°W Ashanti
align=right 45. align=right 14,032 align=right 18,993 align=right 20,886 align=right 30,857 align=right 36,771 5.7919°N 0.9003°W Volta
align=right 46. align=right 5,143 align=right 16,922 align=right 21,844 align=right 33,170 align=right 35,760 5.4333°N -2.15°W Western
align=right 47. align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 31,876 align=right 35,094 4.9239°N -1.7622°W Western
align=right 48. align=right 4,702 align=right 22,107 align=right 30,631 align=right 34,544 align=right 34,941 5.3°N -1.9833°W Western
align=right 49. align=right N/A align=right 17,000 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 33,576 5.0833°N -22°W Central
align=right 50. align=right N/A align=right 16,900 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 33,379 5.9667°N -1.7833°W Central
align=right 51. align=right N/A align=right 18,200 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 29,516 6.3833°N -23°W Eastern
align=right 52. align=right N/A align=right 15,700 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 28,917 7°N 18°W Volta
align=right 53. align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 27,524 10.8847°N -1.0903°W Upper East
align=right 54. align=right N/A align=right 13,100 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 27,719 4.8667°N -16°W Western
align=right 55. align=right N/A align=right 13,400 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 26,466 5.2789°N -0.7397°W Central
align=right 56. align=right N/A align=right 11,400 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 26,153 8.55°N -31°W Northern
align=right 57. align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 24,689 5.2°N -5°W Central
align=right 58. align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 23,766 6.05°N -0.8°W Eastern
align=right 59. align=right N/A align=right 11,200 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 23,699 5.0167°N -39°W Western
align=right 60. align=right N/A align=right 12,600 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 23,207 5.9167°N 59°W Volta
align=right 61. align=right N/A align=right 11,600 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 22,911 5.6167°N -47°W Central
align=right 62. align=right N/A align=right 10,200 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 21,583 6.2167°N -2.35°W Western
align=right 63. align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 20,596 6.1039°N -0.015°W Eastern
align=right 64. align=right N/A align=right 10,400 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 20,541 5.7°N -1.2778°W Central
align=right 65. align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 20,013 9.4°N -59°W Northern
align=right 66. align=right N/A align=right 11,531 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 18,701 5.85°N -11°W Eastern
align=right 67. align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 18,368 5.2625°N -0.7578°W Central
align=right 68. align=right N/A align=right 8,800 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 17,677 7.0833°N -3°W Brong-Ahafo
align=right 69. align=right N/A align=right 8,700 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 17,476 7.1667°N -8°W Brong-Ahafo
align=right 70. align=right N/A align=right 10,200 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 16,542 6.0833°N -50°W Eastern
align=right 71. align=right N/A align=right 6,800 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 14,389 5.1667°N -8°W Central
align=right 72. align=right N/A align=right 8,500 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 13,785 5.9742°N -0.0881°W Eastern
align=right 73. align=right N/A align=right 6,400 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 11,788 7.8°N -1°W Volta
align=right 74. align=right N/A align=right 7,200 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 11,677 6.1667°N -33°W Eastern
align=right 75. align=right N/A align=right 5,030 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 11,540 8.47°N -0.02°W Northern
align=right 76. align=right N/A align=right 6,900 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 11,190 6.58°N -0.7297°W Eastern
align=right 77. align=right N/A align=right 6,400 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 10,379 5.894°N -1.0127°W Eastern
align=right 78. align=right N/A align=right 4,700 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 9,945 5.3633°N -1.9478°W Western
align=right 79. align=right N/A align=right 2,169 align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 5,267 6.4536°N -1.5839°W Ashanti
align=right 80. align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right 11571 align=right N/A align=right 25,267 7.5831°N -2.7856°W Brong-Ahafo
align=right 81. align=right 1,324 align=right 1,940 align=right 1,788 align=right 2,795 align=right 5,267 8.1667°N -24°W Brong-Ahafo
align=right 82. align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right N/A alight=right N/A 5.8833°N 7°W Greater Accra
align=right 83. Larteh AkuapimN/A align=right N/A align=right N/A align=right N/A alight=right N/A 5.9356°N -0.0711°W Eastern

Gallery

Top ten largest metropolitan areas

RankMetropolitan AreaPopulation
(2013) Census		Region
1Accra2,291,352Greater Accra
2Kumasi2,069,350Ashanti
3Tamale562,919Northern region
4Sekondi-Takoradi445,205Western region
5Sunyani248,496Brong-Ahafo
6Cape Coast227,269Central region
7Obuasi180,334Ashanti
8Teshie176,597Greater Accra
9Tema161,612Greater Accra
10 Koforidua130,810Eastern region

See also

References

  1. Ghana Statistical Service, 2000 population and housing census: special report on urban localities, Accra 2002
  2. Web site: World Gazetteer online . World-gazetteer.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120111172126/http://bevoelkerungsstatistik.de/wg.php?x=1170623253&men=gcis&lng=de&dat=32&geo=-85&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=c&va=x . 2012-01-11 .

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