Libraries

Name: Ghana Libraries
Creator: OpenStreetMap contributors
License: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/

Public and institutional libraries in Ghana with region and coordinates. Derived from OpenStreetMap. 93 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 18, 2026 · snapshotlisting updated Sep 18, 2026GH₵9.0093 recordsEducation

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
name	TEXT NOT NULL
operator	TEXT
opening_hours	TEXT
region	TEXT
district	TEXT
locality	TEXT
latitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
longitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
phone	TEXT
website	TEXT
osm_id	TEXT
source	TEXT

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First 5 rows of Libraries
nameTEXT NOT NULL	operatorTEXT	opening hoursTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
Ada Community Library	—	—	Greater Accra Region	Ada East	—	5.82722	0.613728	—	—	node/901048541	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Tamale Library	—	—	Northern Region	Tamale Metropolitan	—	9.402698	-0.838846	—	—	node/1791517086	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
CEDIS	—	—	Northern Region	Sagnerigu	—	9.41486	-0.828259	—	—	node/1836546596	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
St. Teresa's Training College Library	—	—	Volta Region	Hohoe Municipal	—	7.158423	0.482492	—	—	node/2319558923	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Ghana Library Board Hohoe	—	—	Volta Region	Hohoe Municipal	—	7.147267	0.47307	—	—	node/2319585535	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT NOT NULL	operatorTEXT	opening hoursTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
example-name-1	example-operator-1	example-opening_hours-1	example-region-1	example-district-1	example-locality-1	10	10	example-phone-1	example-website-1	10	example-source-1
example-name-2	example-operator-2	example-opening_hours-2	example-region-2	example-district-2	example-locality-2	20	20	example-phone-2	example-website-2	20	example-source-2
example-name-3	example-operator-3	example-opening_hours-3	example-region-3	example-district-3	example-locality-3	30	30	example-phone-3	example-website-3	30	example-source-3
example-name-4	example-operator-4	example-opening_hours-4	example-region-4	example-district-4	example-locality-4	40	40	example-phone-4	example-website-4	40	example-source-4
example-name-5	example-operator-5	example-opening_hours-5	example-region-5	example-district-5	example-locality-5	50	50	example-phone-5	example-website-5	50	example-source-5
example-name-6	example-operator-6	example-opening_hours-6	example-region-6	example-district-6	example-locality-6	60	60	example-phone-6	example-website-6	60	example-source-6
example-name-7	example-operator-7	example-opening_hours-7	example-region-7	example-district-7	example-locality-7	70	70	example-phone-7	example-website-7	70	example-source-7
example-name-8	example-operator-8	example-opening_hours-8	example-region-8	example-district-8	example-locality-8	80	80	example-phone-8	example-website-8	80	example-source-8

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Endpoint

GET connect.apighana.com/api/data/libraries

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 18, 2026from the source
Covers: A snapshotas of Sep 18, 2026
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026had warnings
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (OpenStreetMap contributors). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. Last updated from the source on Sep 18, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Libraries (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/libraries

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/libraries?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/libraries?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/libraries",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]

Field

Type

name

TEXT NOT NULL

operator

TEXT

opening_hours

TEXT

region

TEXT

district

TEXT

locality

TEXT

latitude

DECIMAL(9,6)

longitude

DECIMAL(9,6)

phone

TEXT

website

TEXT

osm_id

TEXT

source

TEXT

nameTEXT NOT NULL

operatorTEXT

opening hoursTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

Ada Community Library

—

Greater Accra Region

Ada East

—

5.82722

0.613728

—

node/901048541

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Tamale Library

—

Northern Region

Tamale Metropolitan

—

9.402698

-0.838846

—

node/1791517086

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

CEDIS

—

Northern Region

Sagnerigu

—

9.41486

-0.828259

—

node/1836546596

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

St. Teresa's Training College Library

—

Volta Region

Hohoe Municipal

—

7.158423

0.482492

—

node/2319558923

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Ghana Library Board Hohoe

—

Volta Region

Hohoe Municipal

—

7.147267

0.47307

—

node/2319585535

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT NOT NULL

operatorTEXT

opening hoursTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

example-name-1

example-operator-1

example-opening_hours-1

example-region-1

example-district-1

example-locality-1

example-phone-1

example-website-1

example-source-1

example-name-2

example-operator-2

example-opening_hours-2

example-region-2

example-district-2

example-locality-2

example-phone-2

example-website-2

example-source-2

example-name-3

example-operator-3

example-opening_hours-3

example-region-3

example-district-3

example-locality-3

example-phone-3

example-website-3

example-source-3

example-name-4

example-operator-4

example-opening_hours-4

example-region-4

example-district-4

example-locality-4

example-phone-4

example-website-4

example-source-4

example-name-5

example-operator-5

example-opening_hours-5

example-region-5

example-district-5

example-locality-5

example-phone-5

example-website-5

example-source-5

example-name-6

example-operator-6

example-opening_hours-6

example-region-6

example-district-6

example-locality-6

example-phone-6

example-website-6

example-source-6

example-name-7

example-operator-7

example-opening_hours-7

example-region-7

example-district-7

example-locality-7

example-phone-7

example-website-7

example-source-7

example-name-8

example-operator-8

example-opening_hours-8

example-region-8

example-district-8

example-locality-8

example-phone-8

example-website-8

example-source-8

How to cite

API Ghana. (2026). Libraries (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/libraries

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/libraries?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/libraries?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/libraries",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]