Brong-Ahafo Region

Brong-Ahafo Region
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Location of Brong-Ahafo Region in Ghana

Districts of Brong-Ahafo
Country Ghana
Capital Sunyani
Districts 19
Government
 • Regional Minister Kofi-Eric Opoku Manu
Area
 • Total 39,557 km2 (15,273 sq mi)
Area rank Ranked 2nd
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 2,310,983
 • Rank Ranked 6th
 • Density 58/km2 (150/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
 • Year 2013
 • Per capita $5,150
GDP (Nominal)
 • Year 2013
 • Per capita $2,500
Time zone GMT
Area code(s) 035
ISO 3166 code GH-BA

The Brong-Ahafo Region is located on the peninsula of Ashantiland and is one of ten administrative regions of Ghana. Brong-Ahafo is bordered to the north by the Black Volta River and to the east by the Lake Volta, and to the south by the Ashanti region, Eastern and Western regions, and to the west by the Ivory Coast southeastern border. The capital of Brong-Ahafo is Sunyani. Brong-Ahafo was created in 1958 from Bono state and named after the dominant and native inhabitants, Ashantis-Akans Brong and Ahafo.[1]

Economy and tourism

Brong-Ahafo's Ahafo Gold Mine open pit gold mine operated by Ashanti Star Africa Commodities & Minerals Limited on the peninsula Ashantiland. The Ahafo Gold Mine has estimated unmined reserves of 17 million oz of gold worth $85 billion ($85,000,000,000 billion);[2] at gold market price $5,000 per 1 oz (1 troy ounce) of gold.[3] Ahafo Gold Mine is one of the largest gold mines on the peninsula of Ashantiland and on Earth.[2]

Brong Ahafo is renowned for its large cocoa production and agriculture agribusiness industries. Brong-Ahafo contains many Akan cultural and wildlife attractions, but it is less known to tourists than the Ashanti or Central region. Major attractions of Brong-Ahafo include Kintampo, with its beautiful waterfalls (Kintampo waterfalls) and nature reserves, and Fiema, home of the Boabeng monkey sanctuary, a short distance outside Sunyani, and national parks, Bui National Park and Digya National Park.

Education

Universities

Districts

Districts in Brong-Ahafo
# District Population
1 Asunafo North Municipal
2 Asunafo South
3 Asutifi
4 Atebubu-Amantin
6 Berekum Municipal
7 Banda District (Ghana)
8 Dormaa Municipal
9 Jaman North District
10 Jaman South District
11 Kintampo North Municipal
12 Kintampo South District
13 Nkoranza District
14 Pru District
15 Sene District
16 Sunyani Municipal
17 Tain District
18 Tano North District
19 Tano South District
20 Techiman Municipal District
21 Wenchi Municipal
Total

Famous native citizens

Famous native citizens of Brong-Ahafo
# Citizen Settlement
1 Kevin-Prince Boateng Sunyani
2 Asamoah Gyan Wenchi
3 James Kwesi Appiah Sunyani
4 Afriyie Acquah Sunyani
5 Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu Seikwa
6 John Paintsil Berekum
7 Kwadwo Afari-Gyan Berekum
8 Kofi Abrefa Busia Wenchi

See also

References

  1. ↑ Daniel Miles McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Ghana, Scarecrow Press, 1995, p. 56
  2. 1 2 "Supporting local economic growth in Ghana" (PDF). commdev.org. 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Christenson, Gary (8 March 2016). "Future Gold Prices". Goldseek.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
 Black Volta River
 Ivory Coast Lake Volta
   Brong-Ahafo  
Western Ashanti Eastern

Coordinates: 7°45′N 1°30′W / 7.750°N 1.500°W / 7.750; -1.500

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