Achimota | |
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town | |
Coordinates: 5°37′00″N 00°14′00″W / 5.61667°N 0.23333°W | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Greater Accra Region |
District | Accra Metropolitan |
Elevation | 85 ft (26 m) |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | GMT |
Achimota (/ɑːtʃimoʊtɑː/ ah-ch-ee-m-oh-t-ah), is a town in the Accra Metropolitan District, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[1] Achimota means "speak no name" in the Ga language.[2] In pre-colonial Ghana, its forbidden forest was a "silent" refuge for runaway slaves.[2]