Achimota
Sign in to saveAchimota ( ), is a town in the Accra Metropolitan District, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Achimota means "speak no name" in the Ga language. In pre-colonial Ghana, its forbidden forest was a "silent" refuge for runaway slaves.
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Place details
- Locality
- Accra
- Region
- Greater Accra Region
- Country
- Ghana
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Achimota
- Settlement.settlement_type
- town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- ACHIMOTA.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Administration block of Achimota School
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ghana
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Ghana
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Greater Accra Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Accra Metropolitan
- Settlement.unit_pref
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Ghana
- Located in
- Accra Metropolitan District
- Continent
- Africa
- Elevation
- +26
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- ACHIMOTA SCHOOL.jpg
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Article
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Achimota ( ), is a town in the Accra Metropolitan District, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Achimota means "speak no name" in the Ga language. In pre-colonial Ghana, its forbidden forest was a "silent" refuge for runaway slaves.
==Education== Achimota is known for the eponymous Achimota School, as well as the St. John's Grammar School. Achimota is located on the Accra highway just after Tesano and has well laid buildings, bars and a good nightlife.