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Accra
Accra'''Accra''', population 1,661,400 (2001), is the capital city|capital of Ghana. It is Ghana's largest city and its administrative, communications, and economic center. The chief manufactures are processed food, lumber and plywood, textiles, clothing, and chemical industry|chemicals.
Accra was founded by the Ga (people)|Ga people in the fifteenth century as a centre for trade with the Portugal|Portuguese, who built a fort in the town, followed by the Sweden|Swedish, Netherlands|Dutch, France|French, Britain|British and Denmark|Danish by the end of the seventeenth century.
The site of present-day Accra developed into a sizable town around Great Britain|British and Netherlands|Dutch forts: Jamestown, Ghana|Jamestown the British district and Ussherstown the Dutch, the two areas forming the core of the modern city.
At the end of the British-Asante Wars, Accra became the capital of the British Gold Coast (British colony)|Gold Coast colony. After the completion of a railroad to the mining and agricultural hinterland, Accra became the economic center of Ghana. Large areas were destroyed by earthquakes in 1862 and 1939, but the city grew around a seaport (now relocated to Tema), and later a brewery, expanding into neighbouring towns.
The Accra Riots in 1948 launched the Ghanaian campaign for independence, which led to the Ghanaian Revolution and nationhood in 1957.
Accra is home to the National Museum of Ghana, the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Archives of Ghana, and Ghana's central library. Also of note is Osu Castle|Christianborg or Osu Castle, built by the Denmark|Danes in the 17th century, the National Theatre (Accra)|National Theatre, Accra Centre for National Culture, a lighthouse, the National Sports Stadium, the W.E.B. DuBois W.E.B. DuBois Memorial Centre for Pan-African Culture|Memorial Centre for Pan-African Culture and several beaches.
On Accra's outskirts are Achimota School, the country's leading secondary school and, 13km north at Legon, the University of Ghana. The Defense Commission of the Organization of African Unity has its headquarters in Accra.
Today, Accra is a transport hub, home to the Kotoka International Airport and lies on railway lines to Tema, Takoradi and Kumasi. The main harbour city, Tema is connected through the only highway in Ghana.
Category:Capitals in Africa
Category:Cities in Ghana
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