Brong-Ahafo region

Brong-Ahafo region
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Location of Brong-Ahafo region in Ghana
Location of Brong-Ahafo region in Ghana
CountryGhana
CapitalSunyani
Districts21
Government
 • Regional ministerKwaku Asomah-Cheremeh[1]
Area
 • Total39,557 km2 (15,273 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 2nd
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total2,310,983
 • RankRanked 6th
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
 • Year2013
 • Per capita$5,150
GDP (nominal)
 • Year2013
 • Per capita$2,500
Time zoneGMT
Area code035
ISO 3166 codeGH-BA
HDI (2017)Increase 0.584[2]
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The Brong-Ahafo region was a region in central Ghana. Brong-Ahafo was bordered to the north by the Black Volta river and to the east by the Lake Volta, and to the south by the Ashanti, Eastern and Western regions. The capital of Brong-Ahafo is Sunyani. Brong-Ahafo was created on 14 April 1959 from the then Western Ashanti and named after the main ethnic groups, the Brong and Ahafo.[3] In 2019, as a result of the 2018 Ghanaian new regions referendum, the region was divided into three, namely Bono, Bono East and Ahafo regions, and ceased to exist.[4]

  1. ^ "Regional Ministers - Government of Ghana". Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. ^ Daniel Miles McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Ghana, Scarecrow Press, 1995, p. 56
  4. ^ Ali, Biiya Mukusah (23 August 2019). "Former Brong Ahafo Region to mark 60th anniversary". Graphic Ghana. Retrieved 23 August 2019.