Ghana

Regions

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Northern
Upper East
Upper West
Volta
Western

Country information

Country: Ghana
Population: 24,339,838 inhabitants  (Last modified: 24/04/2012 )
Area 239,460 km²
Capital: Accra
Currency: Cedi (GHS)
Phone code: +233
Languages: en-GH,ak,ee,tw
Domain name: .gh
Postcode form:
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ISO3: GHA
Neighbors: Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Togo
Fips: GH

Current local time in Ghana

Current Date:
Saturday 25 March 2023
Current Time:
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Time Zone: Africa/Accra
GMT/UTC: 0  hours
DST: No time changes this year!


*GMT/UTC - Standard Time Zone
*DST - Daylight Saving Time

Upcoming public holidays

Date Weekday Public holiday name Public holiday type
April 7 Friday Good Friday Silent Day
April 8 Saturday Holy Saturday Christian holiday
April 9 Sunday Easter Day Silent Day
April 10 Monday Easter Monday National holiday
April 22 Saturday Id ul Fitr Public Holiday
May 1 Monday May Day National holiday
May 14 Sunday Mothers' Day Observance
May 25 Thursday African Union Day Public Holiday
June 18 Sunday Fathers' Day Observance
June 21 Wednesday June Solstice Season
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Tide times and tide charts

Geographic information

Latitude in decimal degrees: 8.1
Longitude in decimal degrees: -1.2
Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 8° 6' North
Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 1° 12' West
Height above sea level: 142 m,   465.88 ft,   5590.55 in
Geographical feature: A (Administrative region type feature)
Feature designation code: A.PCLI (independent political entity)