Regions of Ghana

Subclass of	administrative territorial entity of Ghana, first-level administrative division
Country	Ghana

Regions of Ghana an yiiga bu’ami bɛ gɔmena zanlim ni Republic of Ghana. Din yi 2020 la ni, Ghana mɔrnɛ region nam piinɛ ayuobʋ,^[1] ka ban mɛ bu’as zanlim yɛla keŋ 260. Bu’asban anɛ metropolitan, municipal nɛ district assembly nam (MMDA's).

Ghana region nam

Region kʋda banɛ da an piiga la da pin’ilnɛ 1987, sankan ka ba da zuŋ Upper West Region ka di lieb region paali paas region nam la zug. La’anɛ zuŋir la da bɛ 1987, Upper West Region da pʋm bɛnɛ di kɔn’ ka tʋm ban da buak Upper Region la December 1982 la, ka 1984 Ghana wʋsa nidib nɛ ya kaalʋg la naam paae.^[2] Vɔɔtkanɛ ka ba da maal ye ba gɔs ye ba siak ye ba maal region paala ayuobʋ la da bɛnɛ 27 December 2018 – ba da siakya ka ba yɔ’ɔg region paala la wʋsa.^[3]

Former Region	Capital	New Region	Capital
Ashanti	Kumasi	Ashanti	Kumasi
Brong-Ahafo	Sunyani	Bono	Sunyani
		Bono East	Techiman
		Ahafo	Goaso
Central	Cape Coast	Central	Cape Coast
Eastern	Koforidua	Eastern	Koforidua
Greater Accra	Accra	Greater Accra	Accra
Northern	Tamale	Northern	Tamale
		Savannah	Damongo
		North East	Nalerigu
Upper East	Bolgatanga	Upper East	Bolgatanga
Upper West	Wa	Upper West	Wa
Volta	Ho	Volta	Ho
Volta	Ho	Oti	Dambai
Western	Sekondi-Takoradi	Western	Takoradi
Western	Sekondi-Takoradi	Western North	Wiawso

Accra

Ho

Cape Coast

Takoradi

Wiawso

Dambai

Wa

Bolgatanga

Nalerigu

Damongo

Tamale

Kumasi

Sunyani

Techiman

Goaso

Koforidua

Region kʋda

Asʋ’o-m-mɛŋ - 6 March 1957

Asʋ’o-m-mɛŋ ni March 1957, Northern Sʋ’ʋlim, Trans-Volta Togoland nɛ Gold Coast da kena la’as taaba lieb Ghana. Ba da anɛ region nama anu. ^[4]Trans-Volta Togoland da la’asnɛ nɛ Eastern Region zin’isieba nɛ Northern Sʋ’ʋlim ka din mɛ an Volta Region.^[5]^[6]

Former Region	Capital	New Region	Capital
Ashanti Protectorate	Kumasi	Ashanti Region	Kumasi
Eastern Province	Koforidua	Eastern Region	Koforidua
Eastern Province	(Keta)	Volta Region	Ho
Trans-Volta Togoland	Ho
Northern Territories	(Saboba)
Northern Territories	Tamale	Northern Region	Tamale
Western Province	Sekondi	Western Region	Sekondi

Asʋ’o-m-mɛŋ nya’aŋ nɛ yiiga Republic

4 April 1959, Ashanti Region da buaki kilim Ashanti nɛ Brong-Ahafo Region nam. Nɛ’ da ta’as ka ba da maal Brong Ahafo Region Act No. 18, 1959 ni.^[7] Di da dɔlnɛ Brong Kyempem movement da mɔɔd ye ba maal si’el la, dinɛ ka Bono dim da gɔs ka di an ye ba buaki ba mɛŋi yi Ashantis ni ka mɔri ba mɛŋ region.

Daakan ka Ghana da lieb republic, 1 July 1960, Northern Region mɛ da buaki lieb Northern nɛ Upper region nam raising ka region nam la kal yʋ’ʋn an ayɔpɔi.^[5]^[7]

Former Region	Capital	New Region	Capital
Ashanti	Kumasi	Ashanti	Kumasi
Ashanti	Kumasi	Brong-Ahafo Region	Sunyani
Eastern Region	Koforidua	Eastern Region	Koforidua
Northern Region	Tamale	Northern Region	Tamale
Northern Region	Tamale	Upper Region	Bolgatanga
Volta Region	Ho	Volta Region	Ho
Western Region	Sekondi	Western Region	Sekondi

Republic kanɛ paas ayi

Repɔbilik kanɛ paas ayi la nii, Western Region da buaki lieb Western nɛ Central Region nam, ka region nam la yʋ’ʋn aan anii. Nɛ’ da naamnɛ ka 1970 nidib kaalʋg la naam paae. 1971 ni, Sekondi nɛ Takoradi da la’as taaba lieb Sekondi-Takoradi, dinɛ da an tempʋtita’ari tis Western Region.^[5]^[6]

Former Region	Capital	New Region	Capital
Ashanti	Kumasi	Ashanti	Kumasi
Brong-Ahafo region	Sunyani	Brong-Ahafo region	Sunyani
Eastern Region	Koforidua	Eastern Region	Koforidua
Northern Region	Tamale	Northern Region	Tamale
Upper Region	Bolgatanga	Upper Region	Bolgatanga
Volta Region	Ho	Volta Region	Ho
Western Region	Sekondi	Western Region	Sekondi-Takoradi
Western Region	Sekondi	Central Region	Cape Coast

PNDC saŋa

Provisional National Defence Council dinɛ da an soogianam faand paŋ la da bɛnɛ 31 December 1981 nɛ January 1993 ka da an Greater Accra Law (PNDCL 26), 23 July 1982 ka Greater Accra Region mɛ da pin’il. Nɛ’ da kɛ ka Accra an Capital District, ka national capital, Accra nɛ Ada Local Council, da bɛ Eastern Region yʋ’ʋm paas Greater Accra Region paal la. Yʋʋmkanɛ ka dɔl la 1983, Upper Region da buaki lieb Upper East Region nɛ Upper West Region, ka region nam la kal yʋ’ʋn an piiga.^[6]^[7]

Former Region	Capital	New Region	Capital
Ashanti	Kumasi	Ashanti	Kumasi
Brong-Ahafo region	Sunyani	Brong-Ahafo region	Sunyani
Central Region	Cape Coast	Central Region	Cape Coast
Eastern Region	Koforidua	Eastern Region	Koforidua
Eastern Region	Koforidua	Greater Accra Region	Accra
Northern Region	Tamale	Northern Region	Tamale
Upper Region	Bolgatanga	Upper East Region	Bolgatanga
Upper Region	Bolgatanga	Upper West Region	Wa
Volta Region	Ho	Volta Region	Ho
Western Region	Sekondi-Takoradi	Western Region	Sekondi-Takoradi

Gbanvɛɛnsa

[1] ttps://www.modernghana.com/news/916140/ghana-now-has-16-regions.html

[2] ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_Ghana#cite_note-2

[3] ttps://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/confirmed-results-of-the-2018-referendum-on-new-regions.html

[4] ttps://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/features/A-short-history-of-the-creation-of-regions-in-Ghana-717336

[:0-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 https://www.graphic.com.gh/features/features/evolution-of-the-regions-from-5-to-16.html

[:1-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 http://www.statoids.com/ugh.html

[:2-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/features/A-short-history-of-the-creation-of-regions-in-Ghana-717336

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