Research Institutions

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

Research institutes, research offices and educational institutions across Ghana, with their field and operator where recorded. Derived from OpenStreetMap. 189 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 18, 2026 · snapshotlisting updated Sep 18, 2026GH₵19.00189 recordsEducation

Fields

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

Field	Type
name	TEXT NOT NULL
institution_type	TEXT
field	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

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First 5 rows of Research Institutions
nameTEXT NOT NULL	institution typeTEXT	fieldTEXT	operatorTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
GSDI	Research	—	—	Greater Accra Region	Korle Klottey Municipal	—	5.567669	-0.185019	—	—	node/1999638086	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Kyabobo Center	Educational Institution	—	—	Oti Region	Nkwanta South Municipal	—	8.274567	0.511249	—	—	node/2515030687	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
UDS Accra Office	Educational Institution	—	University of Develpment Studies	Greater Accra Region	La Dade-kotopon	Accra	5.572096	-0.18909	—	https://www.uds.edu.gh/guest.php	node/2581150586	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Faculty of Agriculture	Educational Institution	—	KNUST	Ashanti Region	Oforikrom Municipal	—	6.675596	-1.566869	—	—	node/3077262066	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Department of Modern Languages	Educational Institution	—	KNUST	Ashanti Region	Oforikrom Municipal	—	6.674506	-1.565952	—	—	node/3077269727	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT NOT NULL	institution typeTEXT	fieldTEXT	operatorTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
example-name-1	example-institution_type-1	example-field-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-institution_type-2	example-field-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-institution_type-3	example-field-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-institution_type-4	example-field-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-institution_type-5	example-field-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-institution_type-6	example-field-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-institution_type-7	example-field-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-institution_type-8	example-field-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/research_institutions

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

Code samples

cURL

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

JavaScript

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

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

Field

Type

name

TEXT NOT NULL

institution_type

TEXT

field

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

institution typeTEXT

fieldTEXT

operatorTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

GSDI

Research

—

Greater Accra Region

Korle Klottey Municipal

—

5.567669

-0.185019

—

node/1999638086

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Kyabobo Center

Educational Institution

—

Oti Region

Nkwanta South Municipal

—

8.274567

0.511249

—

node/2515030687

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

UDS Accra Office

Educational Institution

—

University of Develpment Studies

Greater Accra Region

La Dade-kotopon

Accra

5.572096

-0.18909

—

https://www.uds.edu.gh/guest.php

node/2581150586

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Faculty of Agriculture

Educational Institution

—

KNUST

Ashanti Region

Oforikrom Municipal

—

6.675596

-1.566869

—

node/3077262066

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Department of Modern Languages

Educational Institution

—

KNUST

Ashanti Region

Oforikrom Municipal

—

6.674506

-1.565952

—

node/3077269727

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT NOT NULL

institution typeTEXT

fieldTEXT

operatorTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

example-name-1

example-institution_type-1

example-field-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-institution_type-2

example-field-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-institution_type-3

example-field-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-institution_type-4

example-field-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-institution_type-5

example-field-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-institution_type-6

example-field-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-institution_type-7

example-field-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-institution_type-8

example-field-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). Research institutions (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/research-institutions

Code samples

cURL

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

JavaScript

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

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