Bono region

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Bono region
Ahafo Region Ashanti Region Bono Region Bono East Region Central Region Eastern Region Greater Accra Region North East Region Northern Ghana Oti Region Savannah Region Upper East Region Upper West Region Volta Region Western Region Western North Regionmap
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country GhanaGhana Ghana
Capital Sunyani
District number 12
surface 11,107 km²
population 1,142,500 (2019)
Population density 103 Ew. / km²
ISO 3166-2 GH-BO

The Bono Region is a region in Ghana with the capital Sunyani . Their name is derived from the kingdom of Bono .

geography

The region lies in the west of the country and is bordered by the Savannah Region in the north, the Bono East Region and Ashanti Region in the east, the Ahafo Region in the southeast, the Western North Region in the south and the Ivory Coast in the west. With an area of ​​11,107 km², it is also in the middle of the range of Ghana's regions, measured by its population.

history

The Bono Region is the renamed remainder of the Brong-Ahafo Region after the Bono East Region and Ahafo Region split off on February 13, 2019. As the only one of the four regions that split off in 2019, it was given a new name and a new ISO-3166-2 abbreviation.

Administrative structure

The region is divided into twelve districts :

District main place
Banda Banda Ahenkro
Berekum Municipal Berekum
Berekum West Jinijini
Dormaa Central Municipal Dormaa
Dormaa East Wemfie
Dormaa West Nkrankwanta
Jaman North Sampa
Jaman South Drobo
Sunyani Municipal Sunyani
Sunyani West Odomasi
Tain Nsawkaw
Wenchi Municipal Wenchi

Web links

proof

  1. ↑ District list on ghanadistricts.gov.gh, accessed December 17, 2019