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Airport City Accra is an urban development within the airport enclave of Accra, [1] [2] centered around Kotoka International Airport. The development is promoted by Ghana Airports Company Limited on the principle that airports have ceased to be mere terminals, but rather economic growth outlets to promote trade and generate employment.
Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) is a state-owned company with responsibility for developing, maintaining, planning, and managing airports in Ghana. It was registered in 2006 and presently manages airports such as Kotoka International Airport, Nana Agyemang Prempeh I International Airport, Tamale International Airport, Wa Airport, Sunyani Airport, Ho Airport and other airstrips in Ghana. [2]
Location ICAO IATA Airport name Accra: DGAA: ACC: Kotoka International Airport: Ada: DGAD: Ada Airstrip Bole: DGLB Bole Airstrip Ho: DGAH: HZO: Ho Airport: Kumasi: DGSI
The Ghana Civil Aviation (Amendment) Acts of 2016 (Act 906) and 2019 (Act 985) were passed to expand the GCAA’s functions, incorporating international conventions and enhancing its safety and regulatory roles. In August 2024, the new Ghana Civil Aviation Act 2024 (Act 1120) was promulgated.
At the 2010 census, there were 1,665,086 people residing in the district. Out of the total population, about 47% were migrants (born elsewhere in the Greater Accra Region or other regions in Ghana or outside Ghana), with people born in the Eastern Region but resident in the district constituting 27.8% of the migrant population. [1]
Until the upgrading of the Tamale and Kumasi airports to international standards, KIA, for a longtime, was the sole international airport in Ghana. [4] In 2023, the airport served a record of 3.1 million passengers, a recovery from the 1.2 million in 2020 (reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic). [1]
The administrative divisions of the Republic of Ghana consist of four geographic terrestrial plains and 16 regions. [1] For local government, there are a total of 261 districts including 145 ordinary districts, 109 municipal districts, and six metropolitan districts. [2]
Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( July 2024 ) This is a list of the cities and towns (i.e. human settlements ) in the Republic of Ghana .