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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.
An enlargeable topographic map of Ghana. Geography of Ghana. Ghana is: a country; Regions : 16 Regions; Population of Ghana: 28,830,000 - 47th most populous country; Area of Ghana: 238,535 km 2; Atlas of Ghana
28.9 6.87 116.7 48.40 1974 9 919 000 455 000 168 000 287 000 45.8 16.9 29.0 6.83 114.5 48.78 1975 10 210 000 464 000 168 000 296 000 45.4 16.4 29.0 6.77 112.0 49.25 1976 10 509 000 473 000 168 000 305 000 45.0 15.9 29.0 6.72 109.1 49.76 1977 10 825 000 484 000 169 000 315 000 44.7 15.6 29.1 6.68
Ghana is characterized in general by low physical relief. The Precambrian rock system that underlies most of the nation has been worn down by erosion almost to a plain. [1] The highest elevation in Ghana, Mount Afadja in the Akwapim-Togo Ranges, rises 880 metres (2,890 ft) above sea level. [1] There are four distinct geographical regions. [1]
More than 90% of the Ghanaian citizens in Ghana live in urban areas—a figure higher than the world average. The rate of Ghana's population growth is at the world average. [25] Most Ghanaians move to urban areas seeking well-paid jobs. Ghanaians have high level of education in science, technology, mathematics and vocational studies. However ...
The area of the Republic of Ghana (the then Gold Coast) became known in Europe and Arabia as the Ghana Empire after the title of its Emperor, the Ghana. [1] Geographically, the ancient Ghana Empire was approximately 500 miles (800 km) north and west of the modern state of Ghana, and controlled territories in the area of the Sénégal River and east towards the Niger rivers, in modern Senegal ...
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. [2]
The Savannah Region is bordered on the north by the Upper West region, on the west by the Ghana-Côte d'Ivoire international border, on the south by the Bono and Bono East regions, and on the west by the North East and Northern regions. Savannah region is made up of 7 districts.