Ghana administrative boundaries admin level 0, 1 region and 2 district boundaries of ghana the dataset represents the international, regions and districts boundaries of ghana with harmonized pcodes of rowca and humanitarian response. Government has created 38 new metropolitan, municipal and districts. Download free ghana country, city, region, boundaries gis. The districts of ghana were reorganized in 19881989 in an attempt to decentralize the. The six new proposed regions of ghana and the new map of ghana by benjamin kesse almost 100% voters have voted yes in a referendum to create six new regions in ghana. The districts fall in areas with drought probability risks between 20 and 40% 1 and are among the districts in northern ghana selected for the testing of dt maize. Ghana administrative boundaries humanitarian data exchange. The need to create new regions for a country becomes necessary to bring administrative zones closer to people in an area.
Know the 16 regional capitals of ghana graphic online. In 2019, the number of regions increased from 10 to 16 as tabulated. Immediately free download ghana map with outline and political divisions of 10 regions in powerpoint format. Regions and districts the population of the regions and districts of ghana according to census results and latest official projections. Ghana is a country in west africa with sixteen regions. A referendum will be held to vote on the proposal to add the six regions. Districts central region all districts of the region. Right click on the following links to save the zipped shapefiles to your computer.
Last friday, president nana addo dankwa akufoaddo concluded the constitutional mandate of creating six new regions, bringing the number to 16 in the country. The regions of ghana constitute the first level of subnational government administration within the republic of ghana. In february 2008, there were more districts created and some were upgraded to municipal status. A photo of a new map of ghana has appeared on the web, after the proposed six new regions are added. Ghana districts towns and cities in ghana, a repository of all districts in the republic of ghana.
Map of ghana showing the 16 regions and their capital. Ghana districts all districts of all regions of ghana. The western and the western north regions, which has a population of about 2. The volta region has 25 districts with a population of about 2,118,252.
Prior to now, there were only ten regions in ghana, but the government has created an additional six regions. Here, at the wikimedia commons, shall be used the general term district for all administrative units below of the level of the regions. This brings the number of mmdas in ghana to 254 from the previous 216. The new map of ghana after referendum photo article. The six new proposed regions of ghana and the new map of. The brong ahafo region has 21 districts with a population of 2,310,983. Service availability mapping sam the republic of ghana. The creation of new regions for the country graphic online. New ghana map 16 regions new ghana map 16 regions 260 mmdas summary. Apr 6, 20 ghana map editable ppt template these 24 slides illustrates ghana s national capital which also features its regional divisions, national flags etc.
The districts of ghana are secondlevel administrative subdivisions of ghana, below the level of region. Administrative division regions and districts with population statistics, charts and maps. Ghana home page ghana radio stations festivals of ghana forts and castles latest ghana news ghana districts districts central region cape coast cape coast municipal district, cape coast. Administrative division regions and districts population. List of new districts and municipalities created by government. Map is showing ghana and the surrounding countries with international borders, region boundaries, the national capital accra, region capitals, major cities, main. There are currently sixteen regions, further divided for administrative purposes into 216 local districts. Spatial and demographic patterns of cholera in ashanti region ghana. Photo of new ghana map after six new regions are added yen. So, in this post, well be looking at the map of ghana showing the. Download scientific diagram district map of ashanti region, ghana. It is one of the regions in ghana that are multiethnic and multilingual.
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