Districts 26 Time zone GMT Area code 034 | Area rank Ranked 6th Area 19,323 km² ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:GH | |
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Points of interest Destinations Akosombo, Koforidua, Aburi, Lake Volta, Aburi Botanical | ||
The Eastern Region is located in south Ghana and is one of ten administrative regions. Eastern region is bordered to the east by the Lake Volta, to the north by Brong-Ahafo region and Ashanti region, to the west by Ashanti region, to the south by Central region and Greater Accra region. Akans are the dominant inhabitants and natives of Eastern region and Akan and English are the main spoken languages. The Eastern region is the location of the Akosombo dam and the economy of the Eastern region is dominated by its high-capacity electricity generation. Eastern region covers an area of 19,323 square kilometres, which is about 8.1% of Ghana's total landform.
Contents
- Map of Eastern Region Ghana
- Hydro project
- SecondaryHigh Schools
- District changes
- Districts
- Famous native citizens
- References
Map of Eastern Region, Ghana
Hydro project
High-capacity electricity generation Akosombo Hydroelectric Project contains three main tributaries: the Black Volta; the White Volta and the Red Volta and the Akosombo Hydroelectric Project flows into the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean.
Secondary(High) Schools
District changes
The Afram Plains District has since been splitted into two and renamed as Kwahu Afram Plains North District with its capital being Donkorkrom and Kwahu Afram Plains South District with its capital also being Tease. The Akuapim South District, East Akim District and Kwahu West Districts have been upgraded to Municipal status with the addition of Birim Central Municipal District which is entirely new. Other new districts include Akyemansa District and Kwahu East District. The Manya Krobo District has been split into Lower Manya Krobo District and Upper Manya Krobo District.
Districts
The region is divided into administrative districts. The total number of districts were increased from 21 districts to 26. The current list is as follows:
Famous native citizens
[Akropong-Akuapem ]