Regions of Ghana


The regions of Ghana constitute the first level of subnational government administration within the Republic of Ghana. There are currently sixteen regions, further divided for administrative purposes into 216 local districts.
The former ten regional boundaries were officially established in 1987, when the Upper West Region was inaugurated as the state's newest administrative region. Although the official inauguration was in 1987, the Upper West Region had already functioned as an administrative unit since the break-up of the Upper Region in December 1982, prior to the 1984 national census. The referendum on the creation of six new regions was held on December 27, 2018 – all proposed new regions were approved.
Former
Region
CapitalNew RegionCapital
AshantiKumasiAshantiKumasi
Brong Ahafo
Bono-East
Ahafo
Sunyani
Techiman
Goaso
Bono RegionSunyani
Brong Ahafo
Bono-East
Ahafo
Sunyani
Techiman
Goaso
Bono East RegionTechiman
Brong Ahafo
Bono-East
Ahafo
Sunyani
Techiman
Goaso
Ahafo RegionGoaso
CentralCape CoastCentralCape Coast
EasternKoforiduaEasternKoforidua
Greater AccraAccraGreater AccraAccra
Northern
Savannah
North East
Tamale
Damongo
Nalerigu
NorthernTamale
Northern
Savannah
North East
Tamale
Damongo
Nalerigu
SavannahDamongo
Northern
Savannah
North East
Tamale
Damongo
Nalerigu
North EastNalerigu
Upper EastBolgatangaUpper EastBolgatanga
Upper WestWaUpper WestWa
Volta
Oti Region
Ho
Dambai
Volta RegionHo
Volta
Oti Region
Ho
Dambai
OtiDambai
Western
Western-North
Sekondi-Takoradi
Sefwi Wiawso
Western RegionTakoradi
Western
Western-North
Sekondi-Takoradi
Sefwi Wiawso
Western NorthWiawso