The district league table aims to increase social accountability for development in ghanas 216 districts so as to improve state responsiveness in service delivery. Below is a list of all the districts in ghana arranged by alphabetical order. The concentration of poor persons is mainly observed in the northern than the southern districts of ghana. Firstly, our ghana outline map template has capital and major cities on it, which are accra, kumasi, koforidua, tamale, and sekonditakoradi.
Districts in ghana are secondlevel administrative subdivisions of ghana, below the level of region. Administrative structures of the second level in ghana are. Brong ahafo was split into ahafo, bono and bono east, north east and savannah were separated from northern region, oti was separated from volta and western north from western region 20191030. In his 2019 state of the nation address, the president of ghana points to. The western and the western north regions, which has a population of about 2. Metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies, with district level analytical reports based on the 2010 phc data to facilitate their planning and decisionmaking. By 2006, an additional 28 districts were created by. Know the 16 regional capitals of ghana graphic online. Pdf ghana embarked on a process to reorganize the country into 16 regions. The ghana statistical service gss is delighted to provide data users, especially the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies, with district level analytical reports based on the 2010 phc data to facilitate their planning and decisionmaking. Asutsuare volta region ghana map, weather and photos.
Ghanapostgps is ghanas official digital property addressing system which covers every inch of the country and ensures that all locations in the country are addressed. In 2019, the number of regions increased from 10 to 16. It is one of the most populated cities with more than 2 million inhabitants as of 2012. Click on the web address on the left to visit the corresponding website of the district assembly. It aims to support government to better understand and monitor development in the country, and to support citizen access to information and knowledge about development in their. Index map open in new window central and western district open in new window. District assemblies ghana homepage, resource for news. Ghana accra district rehabilitation project english the.
Pdf regions and regionalismm in ghana researchgate. To save the maps to your computer, rightclick on the link. Official pdf, 170 pages world bank documents world bank group. The 10 regional capitals before the creation of the new regions are still sekondi western, ho volta, accra greater accra. Map of volta region showing location of akatsi district in the region the district has two tb diagnostic centres all located in the district capital, akatsi. Detailed clear large road map of ghana with road routes from cities to towns, road intersections to provinces and perfectures. Classification of the sub district structures 19 table 2. Districts administrative units with a population of 95,000 x 75,000 inhabitants. The ghana statistical service gss is delighted to provide data users, especially the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies, with districtlevel analytical reports based on the 2010 phc data to facilitate their planning and decisionmaking. Note that maps may not appear on the webpage in their full size and resolution. Map of ghana showing the 16 regions and their capital cities. Download free ghana mapsfree map downloadsfree world country map downloads.
All of our editable ghana vector maps are instantly downloadable digital files in either editable pdf or adobe illustrator format. The population of the regions and districts of ghana according to census results and latest official projections. Map is showing ghana and the surrounding countries with international borders, region boundaries, the national capital accra, region capitals, major cities, main. May 04, 2020 download now and start your free trial of expertgps 7. Ghana is part of west africa with its borders touching those of togo, burkina faso and cote divoire, while the coastal landscapes overlook the atlantic ocean. Asutsuare volta region map, weather and photos ghana. The district analytical report for the accra metropolitan is one of the 216 district census reports aimed at making data available to planners and decision makers at the district level. In 2019, the number of regions increased from 10 to 16 as tabulated. The first prime minster of ghana, kwame nkrumah, was known as the president of the modern ghanaian state, and an anticolonial leader. Prior to now, there were only ten regions in ghana, but the government has created an additional six regions. Ghana districts districts upper west region wa wa municipal district, wa.
In february 2008, there were more districts created and some were upgraded to municipal status. Map in french showing the ghana empire, which was in fact not located in present ghana map showing the british dependencies in west africa, inclusive of the gold coast map of the division of togoland, the green part is the british trust territory of togoland, which became part of the gold coast. And, when you need to get home there are 56 bus and tram stops, and subway and railway stations in accra. The urban resource mobilization and infrastructure project will remove transport bottlenecks in accra, as well as strengthening technically and financially the institutions responsible for infrastructure maintenance and urban services in accra. It is one of the 10 districts that make up the accra metropolitan area and the only metropolitan district in accra. So, in this post, well be looking at the map of ghana showing the. Ga district satellite map online map of ga district, ghana. Download now and start your free trial of expertgps 7. The map shows ghana, a country in west africa, bordered by the gulf of guinea in south, cote divoire ivory coast in west, burkina faso in north, and togo in east. From simple outline maps to detailed map of western.
Position your mouse over the map and use your mousewheel to zoom in or out. The name of a place may have changed since the available reference maps were compiled. He became the first head of state to offer the idea of panafricanism, a movement aimed to unify and uplift african peoples, which he grew familiar with during his studies abroad at lincoln university in the state of pennsylvania, u. The 1992 constitution of the republic of ghana, in article 240, tasks them, the local government authorities metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies mmdas to plan, initiate, coordinate, manage and execute policies in respect of all matters affecting the people within their areas. The north east region of ghana was a proposed new region to be carved out of the existing northern region of ghana. Greater accra region accra see all districts here ashanti. The districts of ghana were reorganized in 19881989 in an attempt to decentralize the government and to combat the rampant corruption amongst officials. Detailed clear large road map of ghana ezilon maps. The northern region, which occupies an area of about 70,383 square kilometres, is the largest region in ghana in terms of land area. Because each of our ghana digital maps is available in the adobe illustrator or editable pdf format, both of which use a vector based approach to displaying images, you can easily zoom into any portion of our maps without any degradation in the quality of the text. Ghana political 2007 741k ghana political 1996 321k and pdf format 314k ghana political 1995 417k and. The ghana map template in powerpoint format includes two slides, that is, the ghana outline map and ghana political map.
Ghana is a country in west africa with sixteen regions. The local government system consists of a regional coordinating council, a fourtier metropolitan and a threetier municipal district assemblies structure. Names information system, nuclear facilities, zip code boundaries, school districts. The regions of ghana as well as all cities and urban localities of more than 20,000 inhabitants. The districts of ghana were reorganized in 19881989 in an attempt to decentralize the government and to combat the rampant corruption amongst officials citation needed. The address ak0395028 is for the kumasi main post office. Upon winning the elections, the president, nana akuffo addo created the ministry of regional reorganization to oversee policy formulation and. List of metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies 101 references 105 glossary 107 list of tables table 1. Metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies, with districtlevel analytical reports based on the 2010 phc data to facilitate their planning and decisionmaking. For readers interested in the historical evolution of regional and district boundaries in ghana. Kasoa, formerly known as odupongkpehe, is a periurban town in the awutu senya east municipal district of the central region of ghana. With ghanapostgps, every location has a unique digital address. The accra metropolitan district is governed by the accra metropolitan assembly. Ghana administrative boundaries humanitarian data exchange.
Download free africa maps in high resolution formats. Here, at the wikimedia commons, shall be used the general term district for all administrative units below of the level of the regions. The map of districts of ghana has been attached as appendix 1 and depicts the metropolises, municipalities and districts as well as the regional boundaries as. Ghana districts towns and cities in ghana, a repository of all districts in the republic of ghana. From simple outline maps to detailed map of greater accra. Western parts is very low, there are however few districts with relatively high incidence. Ghanapostgps ghanas official national digital address. If you want to explore a ghana, free, road, printable map are the right place to start viewing ghana. Asutsuare volta region is a populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work and has the latitude of 6. If you would like to recommend this western map page to a friend, or if you just want to send yourself a reminder, here is the easy way to do it. Map of ghana showing the sixteen 16 regions and their capital cities. Mar 03, 2020 there are 10 districts in accra which make up the 254 districts in ghana.
A map of the districts can be found on this fao report on the best areas for fish farming, about halfway down the page. Functions of district assemblies you should know labone. The postal code and the unique address come together to form the unique digital address. This page provides a complete overview of western, ghana region maps. Ghana accra district rehabilitation project english abstract.
The creation of this new region was in fulfillment of a promise made by the new patriotic party prior to the 2016 ghana general election. Jul 26, 2017 the ghana map template in powerpoint format includes two slides, that is, the ghana outline map and ghana political map. Simply fill in the email address and name of the people you wish to tell about, your name and email address so they can reply to you with gracious thanks, and click the recommend button. Choose from a wide range of region map types and styles. This brought the final number to 170 districts in ghana. This section holds maps of the administrative divisions. I have presented the older list of 110 districts in the table below, because i was able to gather more data on them. Areas and populations come from a report on road density from ghanas ministry of roads and transport. In a deconstructed form, ak039 is the postal code for the area, a refers to the region of the location ashanti region, while k refers to the district kumasi district, 5028 is the unique address within the postal code. Ghana accra district rehabilitation project english. Ghanas district league table 2016 datasets openafrica. This page provides a complete overview of greater accra, ghana region maps. If you wanted to walk them all, assuming you walked four kilometers an hour, eight hours a day, it would take you 236 days.
The reform of the late 1980s subdivided the regions of ghana into 110 districts, where local district assemblies should deal with the local administration. The population of the regions and districts of ghana. Our city map of accra ghana shows 7,552 km of streets and paths. So, in this post, well be looking at the map of ghana showing the 16 regions. Download free ghana maps in high resolution formats. 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. Current number of all secondlevel administrative units in ghana. Each of the following pdf files, with the size ranging from 1.
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