Place:Western, Ghana

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NameWestern
Alt namesWesternsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeRegion
Coordinates5.483°N 0.483°W
Located inGhana
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Aboso
Agona Nkwanta
Asankrangwa
Awaso
Axim ( 1600 - )
Benchema-Nkatieso
Bibiani
Bogoso
Dixcove ( 1700 - )
Enchi
Esiama
Half Assini
Huni Valley
Kwesimintim
Nkroful
Nsuta
Prestea
Prince's Town ( 1600 - )
Princes Town
Samrebori
Sekondi-Takoradi ( 1600 - )
Tarkwa
Wiawso
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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The Western Region is located in south Ghana, spreads from the Ivory Coast (Comoé District) in the west to the Central region in the east, includes the capital and large twin city of Sekondi-Takoradi on the coast, coastal Axim, and a hilly inland area including Elubo. It includes Ghana's southernmost location, Cape Three Points, where crude oil was discovered in commercial quantities in June 2007. The region covers an area of 13,842 sq. km, and had a population of 2,060,585 at the 2021 Census.[1]

The Western Region enjoys a long coastline that stretches from South Ghana's border with Ivory Coast to the Western region's boundary with the Central Region on the east.

The Western Region has the highest rainfall in Ghana, lush green hills, and fertile soils. There are numerous small and large-scale gold mines along with offshore oil platforms dominate the Western Region economy.

The culture is dominated by the Akans; the main languages are Akan, French and English.

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