Place:Eastern, Ghana

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NameEastern
Alt namesEasternsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeRegion
Coordinates6.483°N 0.517°W
Located inGhana
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Achiasi
Ada
Akim Oda
Akuse
Akwatia
Asafo
Asamankese
Atimpoku
Begoro
Donkorkrom
Kade
Kibi
Koforidua
Kpong
Mpraeso
New Abirem
Nkawkaw
Nsawam
Oda
Suhum
Tafo
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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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.

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