Ghana

Regions

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Central
Eastern
Greater Accra
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:
Friday 19 April 2024
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
May 1 Wednesday May Day National holiday
May 12 Sunday Mothers' Day Observance
May 25 Saturday African Union Day Public Holiday
May 27 Monday African Union Day observed Public Holiday
June 16 Sunday Fathers' Day Observance
June 17 Monday Eid al-Adha Public Holiday
June 20 Thursday June Solstice Season
July 1 Monday Republic Day Public Holiday
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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)