Regions of Ghana

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The regions of Ghana constitute the first level of subnational government administration within the Republic of Ghana. There are currently ten regions, further divided for administrative purposes into 216 local districts.

The current regional boundaries were officially established in 1987, when the Upper West Region was inaugurated as the state's newest administrative region. However, the Upper West Region had functioned as an administrative unit since the break-up of the Upper Region in December 1982, prior to the 1984 national census.[1]

Region Capital
Area
(km2)
Population
(2010 census)
[2]
Ashanti Kumasi 24,889 4,780,380
Brong-Ahafo Sunyani 39,557 2,310,983
Greater Accra   Accra 3,245 4,010,054
Central Cape Coast 9,826 2,376,021
Eastern Koforidua 19,323 2,633,154
Northern Tamale 70,384 2,479,461
Western Sekondi-Takoradi   23,921 2,376,021
Upper East Bolgatanga 8,842 1,046,545
Upper West Wa 18,476 702,110
Volta Ho 20,570 2,118,252

See also

References

  1. ↑ David Owusu-Ansah. Historical Dictionary of Ghana (4 ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. xii.
  2. ↑ Ghana at GeoHive.
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