Achimota
Achimota | |
|---|---|
town | |
Administration block of Achimota School | |
| 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. Achimota means "speak no name" in the Ga language. In pre-colonial Ghana, its forbidden forest was a "silent" refuge for runaway slaves.