Lapaz is a town in the Accra Metropolitan district, a

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

of the

Greater Accra Region The Greater Accra Region has the smallest area of Ghana's Regions of Ghana, 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of 3,245 square kilometres. This is 1.4 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. It is the List of Ghanaian re ...

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

. The name Lapaz was adopted from a now defunct hotel, Hotel de Lapaz, which was the first hotel in the area. Some notable Ghanaians who have resided in Lapaz are : * K.K. Kabobo - a Ghanaian highlife musician * Amakye Dede - a prominent Ghanaian highlife musician * Nana Ampadu - a prominent and pioneering Ghanaian highlife musician Some notable establishments in Lapaz are : * The Abrantie Spot - A popular lounge and live music spot (owned by Amakye Dede)

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Populated places in the Accra Metropolitan District {{GreaterAccra-geo-stub