Rest Areas

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

Roadside rest areas, motorway services and truck stops across Ghana. Derived from OpenStreetMap. 19 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 18, 2026 · snapshotlisting updated Sep 18, 2026GH₵9.0019 recordsTransport

Fields

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

Field	Type
name	TEXT
area_type	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 Rest Areas
nameTEXT	area typeTEXT	operatorTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
—	Rest Area	—	Western Region	Tarkwa Nsuaem	—	5.300508	-1.997988	—	—	node/4790699427	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
—	Rest Area	—	Eastern Region	Atiwa East	—	6.371974	-0.53669	—	—	node/5799589354	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Tempane fire service	Services	—	Upper East Region	Tempane	—	10.851924	-0.130072	—	—	node/6093170852	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Elmina Highway Rest Stop	Rest Area	—	Central Region	Komenda-edina-eguafo-abirem Municipal	—	5.096393	-1.33669	—	—	node/6854022599	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frelina Mothercare	Services	—	Western Region	Effia Kwesimintsim Municipal	—	4.92838	-1.778833	+233242748105/+233540535644	—	node/7929274033	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT	area typeTEXT	operatorTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
example-name-1	example-area_type-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-area_type-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-area_type-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-area_type-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-area_type-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-area_type-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-area_type-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-area_type-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/rest_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). Rest areas (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/rest-areas

Code samples

cURL

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

JavaScript

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

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

Field

Type

name

TEXT

area_type

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

area typeTEXT

operatorTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

—

Rest Area

—

Western Region

Tarkwa Nsuaem

—

5.300508

-1.997988

—

node/4790699427

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

—

Rest Area

—

Eastern Region

Atiwa East

—

6.371974

-0.53669

—

node/5799589354

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Tempane fire service

Services

—

Upper East Region

Tempane

—

10.851924

-0.130072

—

node/6093170852

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Elmina Highway Rest Stop

Rest Area

—

Central Region

Komenda-edina-eguafo-abirem Municipal

—

5.096393

-1.33669

—

node/6854022599

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Frelina Mothercare

Services

—

Western Region

Effia Kwesimintsim Municipal

—

4.92838

-1.778833

+233242748105/+233540535644

—

node/7929274033

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT

area typeTEXT

operatorTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

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How to cite

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

Code samples

cURL

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

JavaScript

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

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