A referendum on creating new regions was held in
Ghana on 27 December 2018. Voting took place in the 47 districts that would potentially become part of new regions which would be created by splitting four of the existing regions. The proposed splits were:
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Northern
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* North, a point in direction
* Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe
* Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States
* Northern Province, Sri Lanka
* Northern Range, a ra ...
split into Northern,
North East
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and
Savannah
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;
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Volta
Volta may refer to:
Persons
* Alessandro Volta (1745–1827), Italian physicist and inventor of the electric battery, count and eponym of the volt
* Giovanni Volta (1928–2012), Italian Roman Catholic bishop
* Giovanni Serafino Volta (1764–184 ...
split into Volta and
Oti;
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Western split into Western and
Western North;
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Brong-Ahafo split into
Bono
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,
Ahafo and
Bono East.
All proposed new regions were approved, with 'yes' votes above 99% in all regions and turnouts ranging from 80% to 90%.
References
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2018 New Regions
Ghana New Regions
New regions referendum
Presidency of Nana Akufo-Addo