GhanaPostGPS is a
web and
smartphone application, sponsored by the government of
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
and developed by Vokacom, to provide a digital addresses and
postal codes
A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal a ...
for every 5 squared meter location in Ghana. The digital address is a composite of the postcode (region, district & area code) plus a unique address.
A mandatory requirement in trying to obtain the
National Identification Card
An identity document (also called ID or colloquially as papers) is any document that may be used to prove a person's identity. If issued in a small, standard credit card size form, it is usually called an identity card (IC, ID card, citizen ca ...
and other services, GhanaPostGPS is the first digital addressing system created by
the government of Ghana.
See also
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Postal codes in Ghana
Postal codes were adopted in Ghana on 18 October 2017, following the launch of the National Digital Address System. As a joint venture between Ghana Post (with support from the Government of Ghana]) and Vokacom Ltd as Ghana Post GPS, GhanaPost GP ...
References
External links
Regional and District Postal Codes in Ghana
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Application software