Regions of Ghana

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The West African state of Ghana is politically divided into 16 regions, each headed by a regional minister and its own regional court. A referendum on December 27, 2018, based on a New Patriotic Party's election pledge to the 2016 election to create new regions, resulted in the formation of all six proposed new regions in February 2019.

The regions are in turn divided into districts.

Since 2019

Regions of Ghana
region Capital Area (km²) Population 2019
Ahafo Goaso 5,193 599,900
Ashanti Kumasi 24,389 5,792,200
Bono Sunyani 11,107 1,142,500
Bono East Techiman 23,257 1,108,200
Central Cape Coast 9,826 2,563,200
Eastern Koforidua 19,323 3,244,800
Greater Accra Accra 3,245 4,943,100
North East Nalerigu 9,074 575,600
Northern Tamale 25,448 1,905,600
Oti Dambai 11,066 742,700
Savannah Damongo 35,862 581,400
Upper East Bolgatanga 8,842 1,273,700
Upper West Wa 18,476 849.100
Volta Ho 9,504 1,865,300
Western film Sekondi-Takoradi 13,847 2,165,200
Western North Wiawso 10,074 928,000

1987-2019

Regions of Ghana 1987-2019

From 1987 to 2019 Ghana was politically divided into 10 regions.

region Capital Area (km²) Population 2016
Ashanti Kumasi 24,390 5,406,200
Brong-Ahafo Sunyani 39,557 2,660,600
Central Cape Coast 9,826 2,437,800
Eastern Koforidua 19,323 3,028,600
Greater Accra Accra 3,245 4,613,600
Northern Tamale 70,383 2,858,800
Upper East Bolgatanga 8,842 1,188,800
Upper West Wa 18,476 792,500
Volta Ho 20,570 2,434,200
Western film Sekondi-Takoradi 23,921 2,887,100

After the 2018 referendum, four regions were split up:

region divided in Foundation on
Brong-Ahafo Bono (renamed)
Ahafo February 13, 2019
Bono East February 13, 2019
Northern Northern -
North East February 12, 2019
Savannah February 12, 2019
Volta Volta -
Oti 15th February 2019
Western film Western film -
Western North 15th February 2019

The other six remained unchanged.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kweku Zurek: Confirmed: Results of the 2018 referendum on new regions , www.graphic.com.gh of December 28, 2018, accessed on December 16, 2019
  2. ↑ Ghana: Regions, Major Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Ghana: Regions, Major Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts. Retrieved November 22, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Ahafo on ghanadistricts.gov.gh, accessed December 17, 2019
  5. ↑ Bono East on ghanadistricts.gov.gh, accessed on 17 December 2019
  6. ↑ North East on ghanadistricts.gov.gh, accessed December 17, 2019
  7. ↑ Savannah on ghanadistricts.gov.gh, accessed December 17, 2019
  8. ↑ Oti on ghanadistricts.gov.gh, accessed December 17, 2019
  9. ↑ Western North on ghanadistricts.gov.gh, accessed on December 17, 2019