There are sixteen (16) regions in Ghana

How Many Regions are in Ghana

Within the Republic of Ghana, the regions are the first level of subnational government administration. For administrative purposes, there are currently sixteen regions, which are further divided into 216 local districts.

When the Upper West Region was established as the state’s newest administrative region in 1987, the prior 10 regional boundaries were legally defined.

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The Upper West Region had been functioning as an administrative unit since the break-up of the Upper Region in December 1982, prior to the 1984 national census, despite the fact that the official inauguration was in 1987. On December 27, 2018, a referendum on the creation of six new regions was held, and all of the proposed new regions were approved.

The Current Regions In Ghana

When the Upper West Region was established as the state’s newest administrative region in 1987, the prior 10 regional boundaries were legally defined.

The Upper West Region had been functioning as an administrative unit since the break-up of the Upper Region in December 1982, prior to the 1984 national census, despite the fact that the official inauguration was in 1987.

On December 27, 2018, a referendum on the creation of six new regions was held, and all of the proposed new regions were approved.

Here are all the 16 regions in Ghana with their various capital

The day of independence was March 6, 1957.

Ghana was formed after the Northern Territories, Trans-Volta Togoland, and the Gold Coast gained independence in March 1957. At first, there were five regions.

The Volta Region was formed by combining parts of the Trans-Volta Togoland, the Eastern Region, and the Northern Territories.

Post-independence and the First Republic

The Ashanti Region was officially divided into the Ashanti and Brong-Ahafo Regions on April 4, 1959. The Brong Ahafo Region Act No. 18 of 1959 paved the way for this.

This was in keeping with the Brong Kyempem movement’s demand for the Bono people to be recognized as a distinct ethnic group from the Ashantis, with their own province.

The Northern Region was split into the Northern and Upper regions on the day Ghana became a republic, July 1, 1960, bringing the total number of regions to seven.

The Second Republic

The Western Region was divided into the Western and Central Regions during the second republic, resulting in a total of eight regions.

This was done in advance of the 1970 census.

Sekondi and Takoradi united in 1971 to establish Sekondi-Takoradi, the Western Region’s new capital.

The PNDC era

The Greater Accra Law (PNDCL 26) of July 23, 1982, promulgated by the Provisional National Defence Council, the military government in power between 31 December 1981 and January 1993, established the Greater Accra Region.

As a result, the Accra Capital District, which included Accra, the national capital, and the Ada Local Council, both in the Eastern Region, became part of the new Greater Accra Region.

The Upper region was separated into the Upper East and Upper West Regions the next year, bringing the total number of regions to eleven.

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