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Encyclopedia > Western Region, Ghana
Western Region
Location
Location of Western Region in Ghana
Statistics
Regional Minister Joseph Aidoo (NPP)
Capital Sekondi-Takoradi
Area 23,921 km²
Ranked 4th
Population
2000 Census
1984 Census
Ranked 4th
1,924,577
1,157,807
Districts 13
ISO 3166-2 GH-WP


The Western Region of Ghana includes the large cities of Sekondi and Takoradi on the coast, coastal Axim and a hilly inland area including Elubo, that reaches from the Côte d'Ivoire border in the west, to the Central Region in the east. It includes Ghana's southernmost location, Cape Three Points. Image File history File links Ghana_Western. ... The following table presents a listing of Ghanas regional ministers. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Ghanese political parties ... The following is a list of Ghanaian regional capitals. ... Sekondi-Takoradi, population 335,000 (2005), is the capital of the Western Region of Ghana. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The following table presents a listing of Ghanas 10 regions ranked in order of their surface area. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The following table presents a listing of Ghanas 10 regions ranked in order of their total population (based on 2000 census figures). ... Districts of Ghana were created on 1 January 2000 for voting purposes by subdividing the Regions of Ghana into 110 units. ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... Sekondi-Takoradi, population 93,822 (1984), is the capital of the Western Region of Ghana. ... Sekondi-Takoradi, population 93,822 (1984), is the capital of the Western Region of Ghana. ... Axim is a town, district and kingdom on the coast of Ghana, West Africa. ... The Central Region is a region of Ghana. ...


The region has the highest rainfall in Ghana, lush green hills and fertile soils. There are numerous small and large-scale gold mines. The culture is dominated by the Nzema, Wassa, Sefwi, Ahanta branches of the Akan culture, and the main languages are Fante, Wassa, Sefwi, Ahanta, Nzema and English. The religions are predominantly Christian and traditional fetish priest cults. The Akan people are an ethnic group of West Africa. ... For the writer, see John Fante. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...


The founder of modern independent Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah was born (and later temporarily buried) in the village of Nkroful, west of Axim where he once taught school in the 1930's. Kwame Nkrumah (September 21, 1909 – April 27, 1972) was a Ghanaian politician and one of the most influential founders of Pan-Africanism. ... Nkroful is the village, near Axim in the Western Region (Ghana) of Ghana, where Kwame Nkrumah, founder and first president of independent Ghana, was born September 21, 1909 and reared, and where he was buried after his death in 1972 -- temporarily, it turned out, because his body was later moved... Axim is a town, district and kingdom on the coast of Ghana, West Africa. ...


The largest rivers are the Ankobra River, The Bia River, the Pra River in the east and the Tano River partly forming the western national border. The area is known for the 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. The Ankobra River is in western Africa. ... Pra River (Пра in Russian) is a river in the Ryazan Oblast in Russia, a left tributary of the Oka River. ... The Tano is a river in the Akan lowlands of Ghana. ... Events April 11 - Battle of Ravenna. ...


The Region has a lot of post-secondary schools, they include Teacher and Nursing colleges, Polytechnics and a university at Tarkwa, the University of Mines and Technology.



 
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GH-WP The Western Region of Ghana includes the large cities of Sekondi and Takoradi on the coast, coastal Axim and a hilly inland area including Elubo, that reaches from the Côte d'Ivoire border in the west, to the Central Region in the east.
The founder of modern independent Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah was born (and later temporarily buried) in the village of Nkroful, west of Axim where he once taught school in the 1930's.
The largest rivers are the Ankobra River, The Bia River, the Pra River in the east and the Tano River partly forming the western national border.
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