Brong-Ahafo Region

Brong-Ahafo Region
Region

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Location of Brong-Ahafo Region in Ghana

Districts of Brong-Ahafo
Country Ghana
Capital Sunyani
Districts 21
Government
 • Regional Minister Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh[1]
Area
 • Total 39,557 km2 (15,273 sq mi)
Area rank Ranked 2nd
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 2,310,983
 • Rank Ranked 6th
 • Density 58/km2 (150/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
 • Year 2013
 • Per capita $5,150
GDP (Nominal)
 • Year 2013
 • Per capita $2,500
Time zone GMT
Area code(s) 035
ISO 3166 code GH-BA

The Brong-Ahafo Region is located in south Ghana. Brong-Ahafo is bordered to the north by the Black Volta River and to the east by the Lake Volta, and to the south by the Ashanti region, Eastern and Western regions, and to the west by the Ivory Coast southeastern border. The capital of Brong-Ahafo is Sunyani. Brong-Ahafo was created in 1958 from Bono state and named after the dominant and native inhabitants, Akans Brong and Ahafo.[2]

Economy and tourism

Brong Ahafo is renowned for its large cocoa production and agriculture agribusiness industries. Brong-Ahafo contains many Akan cultural and wildlife attractions, but it is less known to tourists than the Ashanti or Central region. Major attractions of Brong-Ahafo include Kintampo, with its beautiful waterfalls (Kintampo waterfalls) and nature reserves, and Fiema, home of the Boabeng monkey sanctuary, a short distance outside Sunyani, and national parks, Bui National Park and Digya National Park.

Education and Sports

Paul Yeboah is the founder of the Ghana Permaculture Institute. The Ghana Permaculture Institute is a non-profit organization in Techiman, Ghana. Which is in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. The purpose of the Institute is to train communities how to build and maintain stable food systems using Permaculture sustainable practices that restore, take care of local ecosystems, and to improve quality of life in rural and urban areas. [3]

Universities

 Sports

The region is renowned in producing a lot of elite athletes.Asamoah Gyan,Agyeman Badu and John Paintsil are just a few of the numerous prominent sports personalities the region have produced .Currently, the region houses three of the 16 teams in the Ghana premier league. Aduana Stars FC is the traditional team of the Dormaa Traditional Area and it is based in Dormaa-Ahenkro . They were promoted into the league for the first time in 2009 and emerged champions of the Ghana premier league that same year.In 2010 the premier league was won by Berekum Chelsea,a club which is based in Berekum.

Districts

Districts in Brong-Ahafo
# District Population
1 Asunafo North Municipal
2 Asunafo South
3 Asutifi
4 Atebubu-Amantin
5 Berekum Municipal
6 Banda District
7 Dormaa Municipal
8 Jaman North District
9 Jaman South District
10 Kintampo North Municipal
11 Kintampo South District
12 Nkoranza North District
13 Nkoranza South District
14 Pru District
15 Sene District
16 Sunyani Municipal
17 Tain District
18 Tano North District
19 Tano South District
20 Techiman Municipal District
21 Wenchi Municipal
Total

Famous native citizens

Famous native citizens of Brong-Ahafo
# Citizen Settlement
1 Kevin-Prince Boateng Sunyani
2 Asamoah Gyan Wenchi
3 James Kwesi Appiah Sunyani
4 Afriyie Acquah Sunyani
5 Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu Seikwa
6 John Paintsil Berekum
7 Kwadwo Afari-Gyan Berekum
8 Kofi Abrefa Busia Wenchi
9 JH Mensah Sunyani
10 Johnson Asiedu Nketia Seikwa

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://ghana.gov.gh/index.php/governance/regional-ministers
  2. ↑ Daniel Miles McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Ghana, Scarecrow Press, 1995, p. 56
  3. ↑ http://themoringaproject.wixsite.com/kumasi/single-post/2015/11/17/Fieldresearch-Ghana-Permaculture-Institute
Adjacent places of Brong-Ahafo Region
 Black Volta River
 Ivory Coast Lake Volta
   Brong-Ahafo  
Western Ashanti Eastern

Coordinates: 7°45′N 1°30′W / 7.750°N 1.500°W / 7.750; -1.500

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