Eastern Region (Ghana)


The Eastern Region is located in south Ghana and is one of the sixteen administrative regions of Ghana. Eastern region is bordered to the east by the Lake Volta, to the north by Bono East 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, Ewe, Krobo, Hausa and English are the main spoken languages. The capital town of Eastern Region is Koforidua.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.

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.

Education

Secondary (High) Schools

Abuakwa State College
Abetifi presbyteran senior High School
Abetifi technical school
Abetifi vocational institude
Abuakwa state collage
Isilamic girls senior high
Asafo senior high
St stephens senior and technical, W.B.M.Zion Senior High School,Old Tafo,Begoro Presbyterian Senior High School,Osino Senior High School,New Nsutam Senior High School,Somanya Senior High Technical School

Colleges

Universities

District changes

Achiase District was carved out of the existing Birim South District and inaugurated on 22nd February, 2019. The Afram Plains District has since been split 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:

Tourist Sites

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Adomi Bridge
Kwahu plateau

Famous native citizens