List of cities in Ghana

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

Satellite Map of Ghana

Detailed Map of Ghana

rank	Settlement	1970 census[1]	1984 census[1]	2000 census[1]	2007 estimate[2]	2013 estimate[2]	Region
1.	Accra	564,194	867,459	1,659,136	2,096,653	2,291,352	Greater Accra
2.	Kumasi	260,286	489,586	1,171,311	1,604,909	2,069,350	Ashanti
3.	Tamale	83,653	135,952	202,317	222,730	562,919	Northern
4.	Sekondi-Takoradi	143,982	188,203	260,651	289,595	539,548	Western
5.	Ashaiman	22,549	50,918	150,312	228,509	298,841	Greater Accra
6.	Sunyani	28,780	40,634	61,992	210,748	248,496	Brong-Ahafo
7.	Cape Coast	51,653	57,224	118,105	154,204	227,269	Central
8.	Obuasi	31,005	60,617	115,564	147,614	180,334	Ashanti
9.	Teshie	39,382	59,552	92,359	154,513	176,597	Greater Accra
10.	Tema	60,767	100,052	141,479	161,106	161,612	Greater Accra
11.	Madina	7,480	28,364	76,697	112,888	143,356	Greater Accra
12.	Koforidua	46,235	58,731	87,315	99,890	130,810	Eastern
13.	Wa	13,740	36,067	66,644	83,091	105,821	Upper West
14.	Techiman	12,068	25,264	56,187	75,932	104,212	Brong-Ahafo
15.	Ho	24,199	37,777	61,658	73,498	99,375	Volta
16.	Nungua	13,839	29,146	62,902	75,622	86,431	Greater Accra
17.	Lashibi	N/A	507	30,193	54,789	86,188	Greater Accra
18.	Dome	772	1,954	29,618	56,655	84,904	Greater Accra
19.	Tema New Town	13,176	31,466	58,786	74,874	83,267	Greater Accra
20.	Gbawe	608	837	28,989	52,910	80,991	Greater Accra
21.	Oduponkpehe	863	2,597	34,719	48,228	80,820	Central
22.	Ejura	10,664	18,775	29,478	49,954	75,390	Ashanti
23.	Taifa	N/A	1,009	26,145	48,927	74,264	Greater Accra
24.	Bawku	20,567	34,074	51,379	59,055	71,074	Upper East
25.	Aflao	1,397	20,904	38,927	48,876	69,284	Volta
26.	Agona Swedru	21,522	31,226	45,614	52,161	68,216	Central
27.	Bolgatanga	18,896	32,495	49,162	56,583	68,183	Upper East
28.	Tafo	N/A	25,688	N/A	53,165	62,382	Ashanti
29.	Berekum	14,296	22,264	39,649	49,149	62,364	Brong-Ahafo
30.	Nkawkaw	23,219	31,785	43,703	48,503	61,785	Eastern
31.	Akim Oda	20,957	24,629	38,741	45,332	60,604	Eastern
32.	Winneba	30,778	27,105	40,017	45,954	60,331	Central
33.	Hohoe	14,775	20,994	35,277	42,550	58,155	Volta
34.	Yendi	22,072	31,633	40,336	43,908	52,774	Northern
35.	Suhum	12,421	19,298	31,044	36,650	49,398	Eastern
36.	Kintampo	N/A	13,943	28,276	N/A	49,046	Brong-Ahafo
37.	Adenta East	N/A	N/A	31,070	39,730	45,409	Greater Accra
38.	Nsawam	25,518	20,439	29,986	34,142	44,522	Eastern
39.	Mampong	13,895	20,228	31,740	37,575	42,795	Ashanti
40.	Konongo	10,881	13,677	26,735	34,509	42,550	Ashanti
41.	Asamankese	16,905	23,077	34,855	37,349	39,435	Eastern
42.	Wenchi	13,836	18,583	28,141	32,735	39,187	Brong-Ahafo
43.	Savelugu	9,895	16,965	24,937	30,529	39,092	Northern
44.	Agogo	14,710	18,879	28,271	32,859	36,797	Ashanti
45.	Anloga	14,032	18,993	20,886	30,857	36,771	Volta
46.	Prestea	5,143	16,922	21,844	33,170	35,760	Western
47.	Effiakuma	N/A	N/A	N/A	31,876	35,094	Western
48.	Tarkwa	4,702	22,107	30,631	34,544	34,941	Western
49.	Elmina	N/A	17,000	N/A	N/A	33,576	Central
50.	Dunkwa-on-Offin	N/A	16,900	N/A	N/A	33,379	Central
51.	Begoro	N/A	18,200	N/A	N/A	29,516	Eastern
52.	Kpandu	N/A	15,700	N/A	N/A	28,917	Volta
53.	Kintampo	7,149	13,943	28,276	36,890	27,921	Brong-Ahafo
54.	Navrongo	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	27,524	Upper East
55.	Axim	N/A	13,100	N/A	N/A	27,719	Western
56.	Apam	N/A	13,400	N/A	N/A	26,466	Central
57.	Salaga	N/A	11,400	N/A	N/A	26,153	Northern
58.	Saltpond	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	24,689	Central
59.	Akwatia	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	23,766	Eastern
60.	Shama	N/A	11,200	N/A	N/A	23,699	Western
61.	Keta	N/A	12,600	N/A	N/A	23,207	Volta
62.	Nyakrom	N/A	11,600	N/A	N/A	22,911	Central
63.	Bibiani	N/A	10,200	N/A	N/A	21,583	Western
64.	Somanya	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	20,596	Eastern
65.	Foso	N/A	10,400	N/A	N/A	20,541	Central
66	Nyankpala	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	20,013	Northern
67.	Aburi	N/A	11,531	N/A	N/A	18,701	Eastern
68.	Mumford	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	18,368	Central
69.	Bechem	N/A	8,800	N/A	N/A	17,677	Brong-Ahafo
70.	Duayaw Nkwanta	N/A	8,700	N/A	N/A	17,476	Brong-Ahafo
71.	Kade	N/A	10,200	N/A	N/A	16,542	Eastern
72.	Anomabu	N/A	6,800	N/A	N/A	14,389	Central
73.	Akropong	N/A	8,500	N/A	N/A	13,785	Eastern
74.	Kete-Krachi	N/A	6,400	N/A	N/A	11,788	Volta
75.	Kibi	N/A	7,200	N/A	N/A	11,677	Eastern
76.	Kpandae	N/A	5,030	N/A	N/A	11,540	Northern
77.	Mpraeso	N/A	6,900	N/A	N/A	11,190	Eastern
78.	Akim Swedru	N/A	6,400	N/A	N/A	10,379	Eastern
79.	Aboso	N/A	4,700	N/A	N/A	9,945	Western
80.	Bekwai	N/A	2,169	N/A	N/A	5,267	Ashanti
81.	Drobo	N/A	N/A	11571	N/A	25,267	Brong-Ahafo
82.	Banda Ahenkro	1,324	1,940	1,788	2,795[lower-alpha 1]	5,267	Brong-Ahafo

Top ten largest metropolitan areas

Rank	Metropolitan Area	Population (2013) Census	Region
1	Accra	2,291,352	Greater Accra
2	Kumasi	2,069,350	Ashanti
3	Tamale	562,919	Northern region
4	Sekondi-Takoradi	445,205	Western region
5	Sunyani	248,496	Brong-Ahafo
6	Cape Coast	227,269	Central region
7	Obuasi	180,334	Ashanti
8	Teshie	176,597	Greater Accra
9	Tema	161,612	Greater Accra
10	Koforidua	130,810	Eastern region

Notes

2010 estimate

References

Ghana Statistical Service, 2000 population and housing census: special report on urban localities, Accra 2002
"World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.

External links

Media related to Populated places in Ghana at Wikimedia Commons

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[3] 2010 estimate

[Ghana_Statistical_Service-1] Ghana Statistical Service, 2000 population and housing census: special report on urban localities, Accra 2002

[World_Gazetteer-2] "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.

List of cities in Africa
Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini (Swaziland) Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) Western Sahara