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Ghana is a country in West Africa with a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. It has a diverse geography, including forests, savannas, mountains, and rivers. See the map and learn more about its history, politics, and culture.
Learn about the location, climate, terrain, and natural resources of Ghana, a West African country along the Gulf of Guinea. Ghana has four geographical regions: low plains, Ashanti Uplands, Akwapim-Togo Ranges, and Volta Basin.
The regions of Ghana are the first level of subnational government administration within the Republic of Ghana. As of 2020, there are 16 regions, [ 1 ] which are further divided for administrative purposes into 260 local metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (or MMDA's) .
West Africa is the westernmost region of Africa, with 16 countries and 3 dependencies. It has a rich and diverse history, from ancient empires to colonialism and independence, and a varied ecology, from tropical forests to savannas and deserts.
Kumasi is the capital of the Ashanti Region and the second largest city in Ghana, with a population of 443,981 as of 2021. It was founded in the 17th century as the capital of the Ashanti Empire, a powerful state that dominated much of West Africa.
Accra is a coastal city with a population of over 5 million, founded by the Ga people and influenced by colonial and modern architecture. Learn about its history, culture, geography, economy, and global status from this comprehensive encyclopedia article.
Find out the names, populations, regions and coordinates of the cities and towns in Ghana. See a map of Ghana with the locations of the settlements and their regional capitals.
Paleoproterozoic rock units belonging to Birimian Supergroup, common across West Africa, dominate northwest and southwest Ghana. The Birimian Supergroup has two units, one a succession of sedimentary rocks including phyllite, tuff and greywacke overlain by conglomerate, sandstone and shale and the other a volcanic tholeiitic magma series.