Eastern Region (Ghana)


The Eastern Region is located in the eastern part of 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.
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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. The Akosombo Dam was completed in 1965 as part of the Volta River Project. The dam measures at 440 ft above ground level. The large electric power generating capacity is 912 megawatts. The dam helps supplies electricity to an economically important town called Tema.

Education

Senior High Schools

The region also boasts of some quality basic schools one which is Hecta School Complex, established in 1962, and others.

Colleges

Universities

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Districts

District changes

Achiase District was carved out of the existing Birim South District and inaugurated on 22 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.

Administrative divisions

The political administration of the region is through the local government system. Under this administration system, the region is divided into 33 MMDA's (mMDAsMd by a presiding member elected from among the members themselves. The MMDA's were increased from 9 to 15 in 1988; then from 15 to 17 in 2004; then from 17 to 21 in 2008; then from 21 to 26 in 2012; and recently from 26 to 33 in 2018. The current list is as follows:
DistrictCapitalConstituencyMember of ParliamentParty
Abuakwa North MunicipalKukurantumiAbuakwa NorthGifty Twum AmpofoNPP
Abuakwa South MunicipalKibiAbuakwa SouthSamuel Atta AkyeaNPP
AchiaseAchiaseAchiaseKofi Ahenkorah MarfoNPP
Akuapim North MunicipalAkropongAkropongNana Ama Dokua Asiamah AdjeiNPP
Akuapim SouthAburiAkwapim SouthOsei Bonsu AmoahNPP
AkyemansaOfoaseOfoase-AyirebiKojo Oppong-NkrumahNPP
Asene Manso AkrosoMansoAsene Akroso MansoGeorge Kwame AboagyeNPP
AsuogyamanAtimpokuAsuogyamanThomas Nyarko AmpemNDC
Atiwa EastAnyinamAtiwa EastAbena Osei AsareNPP
Atiwa WestKwabengAtiwa WestKwesi Amoako AttaNPP
AyensuanoCoaltarAyensuanoTeddy Safori AddiNDC
Birim Central MunicipalAkim OdaAkim OdaAlexander Akwasi AcquahNPP
Birim NorthNew AbiremAbiremJohn Frimpong OseiNPP
Birim SouthAkim SwedruAkim SwedruKennedy Osei NyarkoNPP
DenkyembourAkwatiaAkwatiaHenry Yiadom BoakyeNDC
Fanteakwa NorthBegoroFanteakwa NorthKwabena Amankwa AsiamahNPP
Fanteakwa SouthOsinoFanteakwa SouthKofi Okyere-AgyekumNPP
Kwaebibirem MunicipalKadeKadeAlexander AgyareNPP
[Kwahu Afram Plains North (Ghana parliament constituency)|Afram Plains North District|Kwahu Afram Plains North]DonkorkromAfram Plains NorthBetty Crosby MensahNDC
[Kwahu Afram Plains South (Ghana parliament constituency)|Afram Plains South (district)|Kwahu Afram Plains South]Tease, GhanaAfram Plains SouthJoseph Appiah BoatengNDC
Kwahu EastAbetifiAbetifiBryan AchemapongNPP
Kwahu SouthMpraesoMpraesoDavis Ansah OpokuNPP
Kwahu West MunicipalNkawkawNkawkawJoseph FrimpongNPP
Lower Manya Krobo MunicipalKrobo OdumaseLower ManyaEbenezer Okletey TerlabiNDC
New Juaben North MunicipalEffiduaseNew Juaben NorthKwasi Boateng AdjeiNPP
New Juaben South MunicipalKoforiduaNew Juaben SouthMichael Okyere BaafiNPP
Nsawam Adoagyire MunicipalNsawamNsawam AdoagyiriFrank Annoh-DomprehNPP
OkereAdukromOkereDaniel BotweNPP
Suhum MunicipalSuhumSuhumKwadjo AsanteNPP
Upper Manya KroboAsesewaUpper ManyaBismark Tetteh NyarkoNDC
Upper West AkimAdeisoUpper West AkimFrederick Obeng AdomNPP
West Akim MunicipalAsamankeseLower West AkimCharles AcheampongNPP
Yilo Krobo MunicipalSomanyaYilo KroboAlbert Tetteh NyakoteyNDC

Tourist Sites

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Famous native citizens

Works cited

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