Protected Areas

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

National parks, nature reserves and other protected areas in Ghana. Derived from OpenStreetMap. 90 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 18, 2026 · snapshotlisting updated Sep 18, 2026GH₵9.0090 recordsEnergy & Environment

Fields

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

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

Preview

five records, free

First 5 rows of Protected Areas
nameTEXT NOT NULL	protection typeTEXT	protect classTEXT	operatorTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
Suhuma Forest Reserve	National Park	—	—	Western Region	Wassa Amenfi West	—	6.060433	-2.474282	—	—	way/104405614	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Draw River Forest Reserve	Protected Area	—	—	Western Region	Nzema East	—	5.229893	-2.350532	—	—	way/106486350	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Bia National Park and Resource Reserve	National Park	2	—	Western North Region	Juaboso	—	6.484194	-3.089749	—	—	way/113056711	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Tonton Forest Reserve	Protected Area	3	Forestry Commission of Ghana	Western Region	Wassa Amenfi East	—	6.020739	-2.092348	—	—	way/113056712	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve	Nature Reserve	—	—	Western North Region	Aowin	—	5.563726	-2.633888	—	—	way/113058101	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT NOT NULL	protection typeTEXT	protect classTEXT	operatorTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
example-name-1	example-protection_type-1	example-protect_class-1	example-operator-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-protection_type-2	example-protect_class-2	example-operator-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-protection_type-3	example-protect_class-3	example-operator-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-protection_type-4	example-protect_class-4	example-operator-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-protection_type-5	example-protect_class-5	example-operator-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-protection_type-6	example-protect_class-6	example-operator-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-protection_type-7	example-protect_class-7	example-operator-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-protection_type-8	example-protect_class-8	example-operator-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/protected_areas

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). Protected areas (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/protected-areas

Code samples

cURL

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

JavaScript

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

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

Field

Type

name

TEXT NOT NULL

protection_type

TEXT

protect_class

TEXT

operator

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

protection typeTEXT

protect classTEXT

operatorTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

Suhuma Forest Reserve

National Park

—

Western Region

Wassa Amenfi West

—

6.060433

-2.474282

—

way/104405614

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Draw River Forest Reserve

Protected Area

—

Western Region

Nzema East

—

5.229893

-2.350532

—

way/106486350

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Bia National Park and Resource Reserve

National Park

—

Western North Region

Juaboso

—

6.484194

-3.089749

—

way/113056711

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Tonton Forest Reserve

Protected Area

Forestry Commission of Ghana

Western Region

Wassa Amenfi East

—

6.020739

-2.092348

—

way/113056712

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve

Nature Reserve

—

Western North Region

Aowin

—

5.563726

-2.633888

—

way/113058101

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT NOT NULL

protection typeTEXT

protect classTEXT

operatorTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

example-name-1

example-protection_type-1

example-protect_class-1

example-operator-1

example-region-1

example-district-1

example-locality-1

example-phone-1

example-website-1

example-source-1

example-name-2

example-protection_type-2

example-protect_class-2

example-operator-2

example-region-2

example-district-2

example-locality-2

example-phone-2

example-website-2

example-source-2

example-name-3

example-protection_type-3

example-protect_class-3

example-operator-3

example-region-3

example-district-3

example-locality-3

example-phone-3

example-website-3

example-source-3

example-name-4

example-protection_type-4

example-protect_class-4

example-operator-4

example-region-4

example-district-4

example-locality-4

example-phone-4

example-website-4

example-source-4

example-name-5

example-protection_type-5

example-protect_class-5

example-operator-5

example-region-5

example-district-5

example-locality-5

example-phone-5

example-website-5

example-source-5

example-name-6

example-protection_type-6

example-protect_class-6

example-operator-6

example-region-6

example-district-6

example-locality-6

example-phone-6

example-website-6

example-source-6

example-name-7

example-protection_type-7

example-protect_class-7

example-operator-7

example-region-7

example-district-7

example-locality-7

example-phone-7

example-website-7

example-source-7

example-name-8

example-protection_type-8

example-protect_class-8

example-operator-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). Protected areas (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/protected-areas

Code samples

cURL

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

JavaScript

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

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