Western Region (Ghana)



Region in Ghana



































Western Region
Region
Région Occidentale

Flag of Western Region
Flag

Location of Western Region in Ghana
Location of Western Region in Ghana

CountryGhana
CapitalSekondi-Takoradi
Districts
22
Government

 • Regional Minister
Dr. Kwaku Afriyie[1]
Area

 • Total23,921 km2 (9,236 sq mi)
Area rankRanked 4th
Population
(2010 Census)

 • Total2,376,021
 • RankRanked 4th
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)

GDP (PPP)

 • Year2013
 • Per capita$5,150

GDP (Nominal)

 • Year2013
 • Per capita$2,500
Time zoneGMT
Area code(s)031
ISO 3166 codeGH-WP

HDI .mw-parser-output .noboldfont-weight:normal
(2017)

Increase 0.622[2]
medium · 2nd

The Western Region is located in south Ghana, spreads from the Ivory Coast border in the west to the Central region in the east, includes the capital and large twin city of Sekondi-Takoradi on the coast, coastal Axim, and a hilly inland area including Elubo. It includes Ghana's southernmost location, Cape Three Points, where crude oil was discovered in commercial quantities in June 2007. The Western Region enjoys a long coastline that stretches from South Ghana's border with Ivory Coast to the Western region's boundary with the Central Region on the east.


The Western Region has the highest rainfall in Ghana, lush green hills, and fertile soils. There are numerous small and large-scale gold mines along with offshore oil platforms dominate the Western Region economy.


The culture is dominated by the Akans; the main languages are Akan, French and English.




Contents





  • 1 Tourism


  • 2 Education


  • 3 Districts


  • 4 Famous native citizens


  • 5 References

    • 5.1 Sources





Tourism


The largest rivers are the Ankobra River, the Bia River, and the Pra River in the east, with the Tano River partly forming the western national border. The area is known for the UNESCO World Heritage Site and village of Nzulezo, built entirely on stilts and platforms over water, and the Ankasa Protected Area. There is a series of imposing Portuguese, Dutch, British, and Brandenburgian forts along the coast, built from 1512 on.



Education


The Western region has many post-secondary schools, including teachers' and nursing colleges, and two universities one at Tarkwa, UMaT and Takoradi Technical University formerly known as Takoradi Polythecnic.



Districts




Districts of the Western Region


The Western Region of Ghana contains 22 districts made up of 1 metropolitan, 2 municipal and 19 ordinary districts as follows:[3]
































































































Districts in Western region
#
District
Capital
Population
1

Ahanta West

Agona Nkwanta

2

Aowin

Enchi
119,128
3

Bia East

Adabokrom

4

Bia West

Essam

5

Bodi

Bodi

6

Ellembelle

Nkroful

7

Jomoro

Half Assini

8

Juabeso

Juaboso

9

Mpohor

Mpohor

10

Nzema East

Axim

11

Prestea-Huni Valley

Bogoso

12

Sefwi Akontombra

Sefwi Akontombra

13

Sefwi Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai District

Bibiani

14

Sefwi-Wiawso

Wiawso

15

Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan

Sekondi

16

Shama

Shama

17

Suaman

Dadieso

18

Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal

Tarkwa
120,944
19

Wassa Amenfi Central

Manso Amenfi

20

Wassa Amenfi East

Wassa-Akropong

21

Wassa Amenfi West

Asankragua

22

Wassa East

Daboase

Total


Famous native citizens





























Famous native citizens of Western region
#
Citizen
Settlement
1

Samuel Inkoom

Sekondi-Takoradi
2

Nadia Buari

Sekondi-Takoradi
3

Boris Kodjoe

Sekondi-Takoradi
4

John Atta Mills

Tarkwa
5

Kwame Nkrumah

Nkroful
6

Anton Wilhelm Amo

Axim
7

Joseph Boahen Aidoo

Wassa Afransie
8

Kofi Kinaata

Takoradi


References





  1. ^ http://ghana.gov.gh/index.php/governance/regional-ministers


  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  3. ^ "Western". GhanaDistricts.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.




Sources


  • Latest list of Regional Ministers in 2008


Coordinates: 5°30′N 2°30′W / 5.500°N 2.500°W / 5.500; -2.500







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