Country Ghana Area rank Ranked 2nd Area 39,557 km² Area code 035 | Districts 19 Time zone GMT Capital Sunyani ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:GH | |
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Colleges and Universities Catholic University College of Ghana, Anglican University College of Technology | ||
Ghana 60 brong ahafo region in retrospect 23 2 2017
The Brong-Ahafo Region is located in south Ghana. Brong-Ahafo is bordered to the north by the Black Volta River and to the east by the Lake Volta, and to the south by the Ashanti region, Eastern and Western regions, and to the west by the Ivory Coast southeastern border. The capital of Brong-Ahafo is Sunyani. Brong-Ahafo was created in 1958 from Bono state and named after the dominant and native inhabitants, Akans Brong and Ahafo.
Contents
- Ghana 60 brong ahafo region in retrospect 23 2 2017
- Map of Brong Ahafo Region Ghana
- Economy and tourism
- Education
- Universities
- References
Map of Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana
Economy and tourism
Brong Ahafo is renowned for its large cocoa production and agriculture agribusiness industries. Brong-Ahafo contains many Akan cultural and wildlife attractions, but it is less known to tourists than the Ashanti or Central region. Major attractions of Brong-Ahafo include Kintampo, with its beautiful waterfalls (Kintampo waterfalls) and nature reserves, and Fiema, home of the Boabeng monkey sanctuary, a short distance outside Sunyani, and national parks, Bui National Park and Digya National Park.
Education
Paul Yeboah is the founder of the Ghana Permaculture Institute. The Ghana Permaculture Institute is a non-profit organization in Techiman, Ghana. Which is in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. The purpose of the Institute is to train communities how to build and maintain stable food systems using Permaculture sustainable practices that restore, take care of local ecosystems, and to improve quality of life in rural and urban areas.