Place Names

Name: Ghana Place Names
Creator: GeoNames
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Every named place in Ghana — towns, villages, hills, rivers, farms and landmarks — with feature class, population and elevation where known, and the region and district each falls in. The gazetteer address matching and survey sampling are built on. Sourced from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. 23675 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 26, 2026 · snapshotlisting updated Sep 26, 2026GH₵49.0023,675 recordsGeography

Fields

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

Field	Type
name	TEXT NOT NULL
ascii_name	TEXT
alternate_names	TEXT
feature_class	TEXT
feature_code	TEXT
admin1_code	TEXT
population	BIGINT
elevation_m	INTEGER
timezone	TEXT
region	TEXT
district	TEXT
latitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
longitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
geonames_id	BIGINT
last_modified	DATE
source	TEXT

Preview

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First 5 rows of Place Names
nameTEXT NOT NULL	ascii nameTEXT	alternate namesTEXT	feature classTEXT	feature codeTEXT	admin1 codeTEXT	populationBIGINT	elevation mINTEGER	timezoneTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	geonames idBIGINT	last modifiedDATE	sourceTEXT
A. Lang	A. Lang	A. Lang	Building or facility	CMP	09	—	38	Africa/Accra	Western Region	Ahanta West Municipal	4.87094	-2.08161	11718020	2019-12-06	GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Abaasa	Abaasa	Abaasa, Abasa	Populated place	PPL	04	—	101	Africa/Accra	Central Region	Ajumako-enyan-essiam	5.36517	-0.94679	2306466	2019-12-06	GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Ababawankaw	Ababawankaw	Ababawankaw	Populated place	PPL	12	—	163	Africa/Accra	Ahafo Region	Asunafo South	6.54996	-2.41948	12107090	2019-12-08	GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Ababio	Ababio	—	Populated place	PPL	05	—	108	Africa/Accra	Eastern Region	Upper West Akim	5.76667	-0.6	2306465	2023-06-21	GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Ababiokrom	Ababiokrom	Ababiokrom	Building or facility	CMP	18	—	171	Africa/Accra	Bono Region	Bia East	6.85382	-2.87198	11752313	2023-06-21	GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

nameTEXT NOT NULL	ascii nameTEXT	alternate namesTEXT	feature classTEXT	feature codeTEXT	admin1 codeTEXT	populationBIGINT	elevation mINTEGER	timezoneTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	geonames idBIGINT	last modifiedDATE	sourceTEXT
example-name-1	example-ascii_name-1	example-alternate_names-1	example-feature_class-1	example-feature_code-1	example-admin1_code-1	10	10	example-timezone-1	example-region-1	example-district-1	10	10	10	2000-01-01	example-source-1
example-name-2	example-ascii_name-2	example-alternate_names-2	example-feature_class-2	example-feature_code-2	example-admin1_code-2	20	20	example-timezone-2	example-region-2	example-district-2	20	20	20	2000-01-01	example-source-2
example-name-3	example-ascii_name-3	example-alternate_names-3	example-feature_class-3	example-feature_code-3	example-admin1_code-3	30	30	example-timezone-3	example-region-3	example-district-3	30	30	30	2000-01-01	example-source-3
example-name-4	example-ascii_name-4	example-alternate_names-4	example-feature_class-4	example-feature_code-4	example-admin1_code-4	40	40	example-timezone-4	example-region-4	example-district-4	40	40	40	2000-01-01	example-source-4
example-name-5	example-ascii_name-5	example-alternate_names-5	example-feature_class-5	example-feature_code-5	example-admin1_code-5	50	50	example-timezone-5	example-region-5	example-district-5	50	50	50	2000-01-01	example-source-5
example-name-6	example-ascii_name-6	example-alternate_names-6	example-feature_class-6	example-feature_code-6	example-admin1_code-6	60	60	example-timezone-6	example-region-6	example-district-6	60	60	60	2000-01-01	example-source-6
example-name-7	example-ascii_name-7	example-alternate_names-7	example-feature_class-7	example-feature_code-7	example-admin1_code-7	70	70	example-timezone-7	example-region-7	example-district-7	70	70	70	2000-01-01	example-source-7
example-name-8	example-ascii_name-8	example-alternate_names-8	example-feature_class-8	example-feature_code-8	example-admin1_code-8	80	80	example-timezone-8	example-region-8	example-district-8	80	80	80	2000-01-01	example-source-8

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Endpoint

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

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 26, 2026from the source
Covers: A snapshotas of Sep 26, 2026
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026had warnings
Source: GeoNames

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (GeoNames). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. Last updated from the source on Sep 26, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Place names (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from GeoNames]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/place-names

Code samples

cURL

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

JavaScript

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

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

Place Names

Fields

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

Field	Type
name	TEXT NOT NULL
ascii_name	TEXT
alternate_names	TEXT
feature_class	TEXT
feature_code	TEXT
admin1_code	TEXT
population	BIGINT
elevation_m	INTEGER
timezone	TEXT
region	TEXT
district	TEXT
latitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
longitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
geonames_id	BIGINT
last_modified	DATE
source	TEXT

nameTEXT NOT NULL

ascii nameTEXT

alternate namesTEXT

feature classTEXT

feature codeTEXT

admin1 codeTEXT

populationBIGINT

elevation mINTEGER

timezoneTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

geonames idBIGINT

last modifiedDATE

sourceTEXT

A. Lang

Building or facility

CMP

—

Africa/Accra

Western Region

Ahanta West Municipal

4.87094

-2.08161

11718020

2019-12-06

GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

Abaasa

Abaasa, Abasa

Populated place

PPL

—

101

Africa/Accra

Central Region

Ajumako-enyan-essiam

5.36517

-0.94679

2306466

2019-12-06

GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

Ababawankaw

Populated place

PPL

—

163

Africa/Accra

Ahafo Region

Asunafo South

6.54996

-2.41948

12107090

2019-12-08

GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

Ababio

—

Populated place

PPL

—

108

Africa/Accra

Eastern Region

Upper West Akim

5.76667

-0.6

2306465

2023-06-21

GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

Ababiokrom

Building or facility

CMP

—

171

Africa/Accra

Bono Region

Bia East

6.85382

-2.87198

11752313

2023-06-21

GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

nameTEXT NOT NULL

ascii nameTEXT

alternate namesTEXT

feature classTEXT

feature codeTEXT

admin1 codeTEXT

populationBIGINT

elevation mINTEGER

timezoneTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

geonames idBIGINT

last modifiedDATE

sourceTEXT

example-name-1

example-ascii_name-1

example-alternate_names-1

example-feature_class-1

example-feature_code-1

example-admin1_code-1

example-timezone-1

example-region-1

example-district-1

2000-01-01

example-source-1

example-name-2

example-ascii_name-2

example-alternate_names-2

example-feature_class-2

example-feature_code-2

example-admin1_code-2

example-timezone-2

example-region-2

example-district-2

2000-01-01

example-source-2

example-name-3

example-ascii_name-3

example-alternate_names-3

example-feature_class-3

example-feature_code-3

example-admin1_code-3

example-timezone-3

example-region-3

example-district-3

2000-01-01

example-source-3

example-name-4

example-ascii_name-4

example-alternate_names-4

example-feature_class-4

example-feature_code-4

example-admin1_code-4

example-timezone-4

example-region-4

example-district-4

2000-01-01

example-source-4

example-name-5

example-ascii_name-5

example-alternate_names-5

example-feature_class-5

example-feature_code-5

example-admin1_code-5

example-timezone-5

example-region-5

example-district-5

2000-01-01

example-source-5

example-name-6

example-ascii_name-6

example-alternate_names-6

example-feature_class-6

example-feature_code-6

example-admin1_code-6

example-timezone-6

example-region-6

example-district-6

2000-01-01

example-source-6

example-name-7

example-ascii_name-7

example-alternate_names-7

example-feature_class-7

example-feature_code-7

example-admin1_code-7

example-timezone-7

example-region-7

example-district-7

2000-01-01

example-source-7

example-name-8

example-ascii_name-8

example-alternate_names-8

example-feature_class-8

example-feature_code-8

example-admin1_code-8

example-timezone-8

example-region-8

example-district-8

2000-01-01

example-source-8

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (GeoNames). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. Last updated from the source on Sep 26, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Place names (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from GeoNames]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/place-names

Code samples

cURL

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

JavaScript

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

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