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Ghana covers an area of 239,567 km 2 (92,497 sq mi), spanning diverse ecologies, from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With nearly 35 million inhabitants, Ghana is the second-most populous country in West Africa. The capital and largest city is Accra; other significant cities include Kumasi, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi.
In 1948, Ghana remained a colony of Great Britain following World War II. The chief of Osu Alata, Nii Kobina Bonney III, had set up a boycott of European goods across the country due to the rise of prices for essential commodities. [22] At the same time, veterans of the war were fighting for their benefits and promised pay. [23]
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The administrative divisions of the Republic of Ghana consist of four geographic terrestrial plains and 16 regions. [1] For local government, there are a total of 261 districts including 145 ordinary districts, 109 municipal districts, and six metropolitan districts.
This is a list of Ghanaian regions by population, ranked according to the latest census, which took place on 26 September 2010.Past census data (1960, 1970, 1984, and 2000) is included for comparison.
The Greater Accra Region has the smallest area of Ghana's 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of 3,245 square kilometres. [3] This is 1.4 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. It is the most populated region, with a population of 5,455,692 in 2021, accounting for 17.7 per cent of Ghana's total population. [4] [5]
The Ashanti Region is located in the middle belt of Ghana. It lies between longitudes 0.15W and 2.25W as well as latitudes 5.50N and 7.46N. The region shares boundaries with six of the sixteen political regions: the Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo in the north, the Eastern Region in the east, the Central Region in the south, and the Western Region in the South west.