Fact-Check Ghana: 16 Regions Now

Ghana is a unitary presidential constitutional democracy, located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the subregion of West Africa. Ghana has Accra as it’s capital city and a total population of about 27 million. Spanning a land mass of 238,535 km², Ghana is bordered by the Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo in the east and the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean in the south.

The country has 10 regions with ten regional capitals.

The Districts of Ghana are second-level administrative subdivisions of Ghana, below the level of region.

The districts of Ghana were re-organized in 1988/1989 in an attempt to decentralize the government and to combat the rampant corruption amongst officials.

The reform of the late 1980s subdivided the regions of Ghana into 110 districts, where local district assemblies should deal with the local administration.

By 2006, an additional 28 districts were created by splitting some of the original 110, bringing their number up to 138. In February 2008, there were more districts created and some were upgraded to municipal status.

This brought the final number to 170 districts in Ghana. Since then, a further 46 districts have been added since 28 June 2012 bringing the total to 216 districts.

On December 27, 2018, a vote was held about the creation of six new regions, and all of the proposals were accepted.

Fact-Check Ghana: 16 Regions Now

ASHANTI REGION

Below is a table of the distirct, metropolitans districts and their capitals in Ashanti Region. The Region has  30 districts which are made up of 1 Metropolitan,  7 Municipals and 22 Ordinary districts.

OTI REGION

One of Ghana’s six newly established regions in December 2018 is the Oti Region. The region was established out of the northern section of the Volta Region and will be in fulfillment of a campaign pledge made by New Patriot Party(NPP) . This region is well known for its beautiful tourist attractions such as the Kyabobo National Park.

SAVANNAH REGION

Due to its proximity to the Sahel and the Sahara, the Savannah Region of Ghana is more drier than other southern parts of the country. The major kind of vegetation is grassland, particularly savanna with groups of drought-tolerant trees like baobabs or acacias. The dry season lasts from December to April. It can boast of many tourist attractions such as the Baobab tree, popularly known as the tree of life.

BONO REGION

Also one of the sixteen regions in Ghana, the Central Region is well known for its rich culture and coastal lines. The Cape Coast Castle is located in this region and has a lot of history on Transatlantic slave trade

BONO EAST REGION

The Bono East region is located in Ghana’s vegetative belt, where the climate is constantly favorable. With regard to vegetation, forests and rich soils predominate. The dry season lasts from December to April. The rainy season can occasionally last from around July to November, with 750 to 1050 mm of yearly rainfall as the average (30 to 40 inches).

NORTH EAST REGION

One of Ghana’s sixteen regions is the North East Region. It is situated in the north of the nation and was established in December 2018 following a vote to separate it from the Northern region. The Upper East region borders the North East region on the north, the Northern region on the south, the Upper West area on the west, and the eastern Ghana-Togo international border on the east. Six districts make up the North East region.

WESTERN NORTH REGION

One of Ghana’s six newly constituted regions in 2019 is the Western North Region. Western and Western North were created by dividing the Western Region in two. The Western North Region of Ghana contains the most rainfall, the greenest hills, and the richest soils. Both local and large-scale gold mining operations are present in the area. Click here for in-depth content