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    Map of Ghana

    Republic of Ghana

    Ghana is located in West Africa. Below you can see where Ghana sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Accra.

    Where Ghana is located
    Outline of Ghana
    Political map of Ghana and neighboring countries
    Political map: Ghana and its neighbors
    Reference map of Ghana (CIA World Factbook)
    Reference map of Ghana (CIA World Factbook)By CIA · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Location map of Ghana
    Location map of GhanaBy NordNordWest · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Ghana on the globe
    Ghana on the globeBy Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Map of the administrative divisions of Ghana
    First-level administrative divisions of Ghana

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    Administrative divisions of Ghana

    Ghana is divided into 10 regions.

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    • Ashanti
    • Brong Ahafo
    • Central
    • Eastern
    • Greater Accra
    • Northern
    • Upper East
    • Upper West
    • Volta
    • Western

    Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

    Where is Ghana?

    Ghana lies in West Africa. Its geographic centre is at about 7.95° N, 1.02° W, and the capital, Accra, is at 5.56° N, 0.20° W.

    With 238,533 km², it is the 33rd-largest of the 54 countries in Africa — roughly the size of the United Kingdom.

    Ghana lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.

    Neighbouring countries: Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Togo.

    Geography of Ghana

    Continent
    Africa
    Region
    West Africa
    Area
    238,533 km²
    Geographic centre
    7.95° N, 1.02° W
    Capital (Accra)
    5.56° N, 0.20° W
    Size rank in Africa
    33 of 54
    Highest point
    Mount Afadjato (885 m)
    Land borders
    3

    Bordering countries: Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Togo.