The Eastern Region is located in south

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...

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

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, to the west by

, to the south by Central region and Greater Accra Region. Akans are the dominant inhabitants and natives of Eastern region and

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, 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 The Akosombo Dam, also known as the Volta Dam, is a hydroelectric dam on the Volta River in southeastern Ghana in the Akosombo gorge and part of the Volta River Authority. The construction of the dam flooded part of the Volta River Basin and l ...

and the economy of the Eastern region is dominated by its high-capacity

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. Eastern region covers an area of 19,323 square kilometres, which is about 8.1% of Ghana's total landform.

Hydro project

High-capacity

Akosombo Hydroelectric Project contains three main

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: the

Black Volta The Black Volta or Mouhoun is a river that flows through Burkina Faso for approximately 1,352 km (840 mi) to the White Volta in Dagbon, Ghana, the upper end of Lake Volta. The source of the Black Volta is in the Cascades Region of Bur ...

; the

White Volta The White Volta or Nakambé is the headstream of the Volta River, Ghana's main waterway. The White Volta emerges in northern Burkina Faso, flows through North Ghana and empties into Lake Volta in Ghana. The White Volta's main tributaries are t ...

and the Red Volta and the Akosombo Hydroelectric Project flows into the

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on the

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.The

Akosombo Dam The Akosombo Dam, also known as the Volta Dam, is a hydroelectric dam on the Volta River in southeastern Ghana in the Akosombo gorge and part of the Volta River Authority. The construction of the dam flooded part of the Volta River Basin and l ...

was completed in 1965 as part of the

Volta River The Volta River is the main river system in the West African country of Ghana. It flows south into Ghana from the Bobo-Dioulasso highlands of Burkina Faso. The main parts of the river are the Black Volta, the White Volta, and the Red Volta. I ...

Project. The dam measures at 440 ft (134 m) above ground level. The large electric power generating capacity is 912 megawatts. The dam helps supplies electricity to an economically important town called

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Education

Senior High Schools

* Abetifi Presbyterian senior High School * Abetifi technical school * Abetifi vocational institute * Abuakwa state college * Abuakwa State College * Aburi Girls' Senior High School * Aburi Presby Senior High * Adeisu Presbyterian Senior High School *

Adonten Senior High School Adonten Senior High School is a coeducational first-cycle institution located south of Aburi in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The school runs courses in Business, Science, general arts, general agric, Home Economics and visual arts, leading to ...

* Adukrom Presbyterian Senior High Technical School *

Akim Oda Akim Oda is a town in the Eastern Region of south Ghana and is the capital of the Birim Central Municipal District and the traditional capital of Akyem Kotoku. In 2013, Akim Oda had a settlement population of 60,604 people. Geography and c ...

Senior High School * Akim Achiase Senior High School * Akim Swedru Senior High School *

Akro Senior High Technical School Akro Senior High Technical School (also known as ASHTECH) is a public school located in the Odumase-Krobo in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality in the Eastern region Eastern Region or East Region may refer to: * Eastern Region (Abu Dhabi ...

, Odumase Krobo * Akwamuman Senior High School * Akosombo International School * Anum Presby Senior High School * Asafo senior high * Asamankese Senior High School * Asesewa Senior High School * Akuse methodist senior high school * Akro senior high School * Asuom Senior High School * Begoro Presbyterian Senior High School *

Benkum Senior High School Benkum Senior High School, is a Presbyterian category B co-educational first-cycle institution in Larteh Akuapem in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The school runs courses in Business, Science, general arts, general agric, Home Economics and visu ...

* Boso Senior High Tech School * Donkorkrom Agric Senior High School * Ghana Senior High School, Koforidua *

H'Mount Sinai Senior High School H'Mount Sinai Senior High School is a category C co-educational first-cycle institution in Akropong in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The school runs courses in Business, Science, general arts, general agric, Home Economics and visual arts, lea ...

* Islamic girls senior high * Kibi Secondary Technical Senior High School * Kibi Technical Institute * Klo Agogo Senior High School * Koforidua Senior High Technical School *

Krobo Girls Senior High School Krobo Girls' Senior High School is an all female second cycle institution in Odumasi Krobo in the Eastern Region of Ghana. History The School was founded in March 1927 by Scottish Missionaries. Krobo Girls’ Senior High School was founded by ...

* Kwabeng Anglican Senior High and Technical School * Legacy Girls' College, Akuse * Mangoase Senior High School * Manya Krobo Senior High School *

Methodist Girls' High School (Mamfe) Methodist Girls' High School (Meghis) is a Ghanaian girls' second-cycle institution at Mamfe, in the Akuapim North District of the Eastern Region. Mamfe Methodist girls won the 2019 World ROBOFEST competition held at Michigan in the United State ...

* Akuse Methodist Senior High Technical School * Mpraeso Senior High School * New Abirem Senior High School * New Juaben Senior High Commercial School * New Nsutam Senior High School *

Nifa Senior High School Nifa Senior High School (NISEC) is a category B co-educational second-cycle institution in Adukrom, situated in the Okere District in the Eastern Region of Ghana. History A community-based institution, the school was established in 1971 as a pr ...

* Nkawkaw Senior High School * Nkwatia Presby Senior High School * Nsawam Senior High school * Ofori Panin Senior High School *

Okuapeman Senior High School Okuapeman School is a coeducational first-cycle institution in Akropong in the Eastern Region of Ghana. History The school was established in 1957 by barrister Charles Opoku Acheampong, who had been a pupil in the chambers of Edward Akufo-Addo. ...

* Osino Senior High School * Oti Boateng Senior High School *

Oyoko Methodist Senior High School Oyoko Methodist Senior High School (abbreviated OMESS) is a high school located in Oyoko, Koforidua, Eastern Region of Ghana. It was established in 1989 as a successor of Oyoko Methodist Agricultural Secondary School (OMASS) and included to the ...

Presbyterian Senior High School, Akuapim-Mampong The Presbyterian Senior High School is a Presbyterian coeducational first-cycle institution in Akuapim-Mampong in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It is situated northeast of Tutu, close to Mampong Akwapim Senior High/Technical School for the Deaf. ...

Presbyterian Senior High Technical School, Adukrom Presbyterian Senior High Technical School, is a Presbyterian co-educational second-cycle institution in Adukrom, situated in the Okere District in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The school runs courses in Business, Science, general arts, general ...

* Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary * Saint Francis Senior High School * Saviour Senior High School * Sekyere Senior High School * Somanya Senior High Technical School. * St Fidelis Senior High School * St Matins Senior High School * St Paul's Senior Secondary School * St. Peter's Boys Senior High School *

St Roses Senior High (Akwatia) St Rose's Senior High (Rosec or Roses) is a public Catholic high school for girls, located in Akwatia in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The second-cycle high school was founded in 1965 by the Dominican Sisters. History St Rose's Senior High School ...

* St Stephens senior and technical * St Thomas Senior High Technical School, Asamankese * Suhum Presbyterian Senior High School * Suhum Senior High and Technical School * W.B.M.Zion Senior High School, Old Tafo, * Yilo Krobo Senior High School The region also boasts of some quality basic schools such as Hecta School Complex, established in 1962, and others.

Colleges

Kibi Presbyterian College of Education Kibi Presbyterian College of Education is a teacher education college in Kibi (East Akim Municipal District, Eastern Region, Ghana).Björn Haßler, Jacob Tetteh Akunor, Enock Seth Nyamador (2017). An Atlas of The Forty Colleges of Education in Gh ...

Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong The Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong, is a co-educational teacher-training college in Akropong in the Akwapim district of the Eastern Region of Ghana. It has gone through a series of previous names, including the Presbyterian Trainin ...

* Presbyterian Women's College of Education * Mount Mary College of Education, Somanya * Seventh Day Adventist College of Education, Asokore * Abetifi Presbyterian College of Education

Universities

* Ashesi University * All Nations University * University College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies *

Koforidua Technical University Koforidua Technical University is one of the ten Technical Universities established in every region in Ghana. It was founded in 1997. Since 1999 it has produced graduates with HND in accountancy, (secretaryship and management studies), market ...

Presbyterian University College (Abetifi Kwahu)
* Presbyterian University college (

Akropong Akropong is a town in South Ghana and is the capital of the Akuapim North District, a district in the Eastern Region of South Ghana. This town is known for producing snails and palm oil.

)

Districts

District changes

Achiase District was carved out of the existing Birim South District and inaugurated on 22 February 2019. The Afram Plains District has since been split into two and renamed as Kwahu Afram Plains North District with its capital being Donkorkrom and Kwahu Afram Plains South District with its capital also being Tease. The Akuapim South District, East Akim District and Kwahu West Districts have been upgraded to Municipal status with the addition of Birim Central Municipal District which is entirely new. Other new districts include Akyemansa District and Kwahu East District. The

Manya Krobo District Manya Krobo District is a former district that was located in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the former Kaoga District Council. However on 29 February 2008, it was split ...

has been split into Lower Manya Krobo District and Upper Manya Krobo District.

Administrative divisions

The political administration of the region is through the local government system. Under this administration system, the region is divided into 33 MMDA's (made up of 0 Metropolitan, 13 Municipal and 20 Ordinary Assemblies). Each District, Municipal or Metropolitan Assembly, is administered by a Chief Executive, representing the central government but deriving authority from an Assembly headed by a presiding member elected from among the members themselves. The MMDA's were increased from 9 to 15 in 1988; then from 15 to 17 in 2004; then from 17 to 21 in 2008; then from 21 to 26 in 2012; and recently from 26 to 33 in 2018. The current list is as follows:

Culture

Tourist Sites

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* Aburi Botanical Garden
Boti Waterfalls
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* Shai Hills Resource Reserve * Umbrella Rock * Atewa Range Forest Reserve * Lake Volta
The Big Tree at OdaTetteh Quarshie Cocoa FarmBead Factory
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Akaa Waterfalls

Ghana Bike and Hike Tours
* Kwahu plateau
Akwawa Mountain Peak

Famous native citizens

References

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