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Shiare is a village mountain settlement in the Breast Mountains in the Oti region of Ghana. The Oti Region is in the northern part of the Volta Region. Shiare is a part of Nkwanta South Municipal District. It is noted that the village settlement is nine centuries old. [citation needed] It is north of the Oti Region in Ghana. The village is ...
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Nzulezo village Nzulezo village. Nzulezo is a village located near the village of Beyin, 90 kilometers west of Takoradi, in the Jomoro District in the Western Region of Ghana. [1] Nzuleso can also be spelt as "Nzulezu". Over 500 people live in the community. [2] Nzulezu overlooks Lake Tadane, and is entirely made up of stilts and platforms.
The Oti Region is much drier than the rest of the southern areas of Ghana, due to its proximity to the north. The vegetation consist of mostly of grassland, especially savanna with clusters of drought-resistant trees such as baobabs or acacias. Between December and April is the dry season.
[10] [11] This was the first colonial war among European powers. Many more would come. The town grew around São Jorge da Mina Castle, built by the Portuguese Diogo de Azambuja in 1482 on the site of a town or village called Amankwakurom or Amankwa. It was Portugal's West African headquarters for trade and exploitation of African wealth.
The remains of fortified trading-posts, erected between 1482 and 1786, can still be seen along the coast of Ghana between Keta and Beyin. They were links in the trade routes established by the Portuguese in many areas of the world during their era of great maritime exploration. [3] Asante Traditional Buildings: Ashanti Region
Rank Region HDI (2022) Medium human development 1: Greater Accra: 0.670 2: Eastern: 0.622 3: Ashanti: 0.618 4: Western: 0.611 5: Volta Region: 0.603 5: Central Region