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Western Region
Western Region
	Region
	Région Occidentale
	; ; Flag;
	; ; Flag;
	; Location of Western Region in Ghana;
Country	Ghana
Capital	Sekondi-Takoradi
Districts	; 22
Government ;
• Regional Minister;	Dr. Kwaku Afriyie
Area ;
• Total	23,921 km2 (9,236 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 4th
Population (2010 Census);
• Total	2,376,021
• Rank	Ranked 4th
• Density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
; GDP (PPP) ;
• Year	2013
• Per capita	$5,150
; GDP (Nominal) ;
• Year	2013
• Per capita	$2,500
Time zone	GMT
Area code(s)	031
ISO 3166 code	GH-WP
; HDI .mw-parser-output .noboldfont-weight:normal; (2017);	; 0.622; medium · 2nd;

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Region in Ghana

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.

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

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

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