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20-640: The Brong-Ahafo region was a region in central Ghana . Brong-Ahafo was bordered to the north by the Black Volta river and to the east by the Lake Volta , and to the south by the Ashanti , Eastern and Western regions. The capital of Brong-Ahafo is Sunyani . Brong-Ahafo was created on 14 April 1959 from the then Western Ashanti and named after the main ethnic groups, the Brong and Ahafo . In 2019, as

40-579: A Presiding Member from among their number, who convenes and presides at meetings of the District Assembly. As the political and administrative authorities over the districts, the primary function of District Assemblies is to promote local economic development. The Local Government Act of 2016 also tasks District Assemblies to: The Act also grants the District Assemblies with the following authorities: The Ahafo Region of Ghana

60-650: A club which is based in Berekum . Aduana Stars won the 2017 Ghanaian Premier League . Bechem United F.C. is the third Ghana Premier League team from the Brong-Ahafo Region. The Brong Ahafo region was created in April 1959. It contains 27 districts. They are made up of 8 municipal and 19 ordinary districts as follows: 7°45′N 1°30′W  /  7.750°N 1.500°W  / 7.750; -1.500 Regions of Ghana The regions of Ghana are

80-528: A minimum population of seventy-five thousand (75,000) people, Municipal Districts with a minimum population of ninety-five thousand (95,000) people, and Metropolitan Districts with a minimum population of two hundred and fifty thousand(250,000) people. Districts are governed by District Assemblies, which are established by the Minister of Local Government, and serve as the highest political authority in each district. They consist of: The District Chief Executive

100-515: A result of the 2018 Ghanaian new regions referendum , the region was divided into three, namely Bono , Bono East and Ahafo regions, and ceased to exist. Brong Ahafo is known for its large cocoa production and agribusiness industries. Brong-Ahafo contains many Akan cultural and wildlife attractions, but it is less known to tourists than the Ashanti or Central region . Attractions of Brong-Ahafo include Kintampo , with its waterfalls ( Kintampo waterfalls ) and nature reserves ; Fiema , one of

120-652: Is appointed by the President of the Republic and serves as the representative of the Central Government in the district. The incumbent presides at meetings of the Executive Committee of the District Assembly, and is responsible for: The Executive Committee exercises the executive and coordinating functions of the District Assembly, and has the following members: Each District Assembly elects

140-794: The Ashantis with their own region. On the day Ghana became a republic, 1 July 1960, the Northern Region got split into the Northern and Upper regions raising the number of regions to seven. During the Second Republic, the Western Region was split into the Western and Central regions, making eight regions in total. This was done ahead of the 1970 census. In 1971, Sekondi and Takoradi were merged to form Sekondi-Takoradi ,

160-594: The Upper Region was divided into the Upper East Region and Upper West Region , bringing the total number of regions to ten. General: 8. Official Ghana Regions Districts of Ghana The districts of Ghana were re-organized in 1988/1989 in an attempt to decentralize the government and to assist in development. The reform of the late 1980s subdivided the regions of Ghana into 110 districts, where local district assemblies should deal with

180-495: The area include the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) , Catholic University College of Ghana (CUCG) , Anglican University of Technology (AnguTech), College of Science, Arts and Education (CSAE) and Sunyani Technical University . The region is renowned for producing a lot of elite athletes. Asamoah Gyan , Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu and John Paintsil are just a few of the numerous prominent sports personalities

200-640: The break-up of the Upper Region in December 1982, prior to the 1984 national census. A referendum on the creation of six new regions was held on 27 December 2018, where all proposed new regions were approved. At independence in March 1957, the Northern Territories, Trans-Volta Togoland and the Gold Coast came together to form Ghana. There were initially five regions. The Trans-Volta Togoland

220-889: The communities which is home to the Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary (a short distance outside Sunyani ); national parks , Bui National Park and Digya National Park . Paul Yeboah is the founder of the Ghana Permaculture Institute. The Ghana Permaculture Institute is a non-profit organization in Techiman (Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana ). The purpose of the Institute is to train communities how to build and maintain stable food systems using Permaculture sustainable practices that restore, take care of local ecosystems, and to improve quality of life in rural and urban areas. Universities in

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240-596: The first level of subnational government administration within the Republic of Ghana . As of 2020, there are 16 regions, which are further divided for administrative purposes into 260 local metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (or MMDA's) . The ten former regions were officially established in 1987, when the Upper West Region was inaugurated as the state's newest administrative region, although it had already functioned as an administrative unit since

260-530: The local administration. By 2006, an additional 28 districts were created by splitting some of the original 110, bringing their number up to 138. In February 2008, there were more districts created and some were upgraded to municipal status. This brought the final number to 170 districts in Ghana. Since then, a further 46 districts have been added since 28 June 2012 bringing the total to 216 districts. Districts are classified into three types: Ordinary Districts with

280-757: The new capital of the Western Region. The Provisional National Defence Council , which was the military government in power between 1981 and 1993, promulgated the Greater Accra Law (PNDCL 26) of 23 July 1982 which created the Greater Accra Region . The new region consisted of the Accra Capital District and the Ada Local Council, which were split off from the Eastern Region. In the following year 1983,

300-545: The region has produced. Currently, the region houses three of the 16 teams in the Ghana premier league. Aduana Stars F.C. is the traditional team of the Dormaa Traditional Area and it is based in Dormaa Ahenkro . They were promoted into the league for the first time in 2009 and emerged champions of the Ghana premier league that same year. In 2010 the premier league was won by Berekum Chelsea F.C. ,

320-779: Was combined with part of the Eastern Region and Northern Territories to form the Volta Region. On 4 April 1959, the Ashanti Region was split into the Ashanti and Brong-Ahafo regions as a result of the Brong Ahafo Region Act No. 18 of 1959. This was in line with what the Brong Kyempem movement had been campaigning for, which was the recognition of the Bono people as a separate ethnic group from

340-409: Was created by a referendum in December 2018. The regional capital is Goaso. It was part of the then Brong-Ahafo Region and contains 6 districts, 3 municipal and 3 ordinary districts. These are: The Ashanti Region of Ghana is made up of 43 districts. This was increased from 30 districts. This is made up of 1 Metropolitan, 19 Municipal and 23 Ordinary districts. These are: The Bono Region of Ghana

360-962: Was created by a referendum in December 2018. It was part of the then Brong-Ahafo Region and contains 12 districts, 5 municipal and 7 ordinary districts. These are: The Bono East Region of Ghana was created by a referendum in December 2018. It was part of the then Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana and contains 11 districts, 4 municipal and 7 ordinary districts. These are: The Central Region of Ghana contains 22 districts. These are made up of 1 metropolitan, 7 municipal and 14 ordinary districts. There were formally 20 districts in this region. The Eastern Region of Ghana contains 33 districts made up of 13 municipal and 20 ordinary districts. These are: The Greater Accra Region of Ghana contains 29 districts made up of 2 metropolitan, 23 municipal and 4 ordinary districts. These are: The Northern Region of Ghana contains 16 districts; 1 metropolitan, 5 municipal and 10 ordinary districts. These are: The North East Region of Ghana

380-399: Was created by a referendum in December 2018. It was part of the then Northern Region of Ghana. It contains 6 districts, 2 municipal and 4 ordinary districts. These are: The Oti Region of Ghana was created by a referendum in December 2018. It was part of the then Volta Region of Ghana. It contains 8 districts, 2 municipal and 6 ordinary districts. These are: The Savannah Region of Ghana

400-516: Was created by a referendum in December 2018. It was part of then Northern Region of Ghana. It contains 7 districts, 1 municipal and 6 ordinary districts. These are: The Upper East Region of Ghana contains 15 districts, 4 municipal and 11 ordinary districts. There were 13 districts previously. The Upper West Region of Ghana contains 11 districts, 5 municipal and 6 ordinary districts. These are: The Volta Region of Ghana used to contain 17 districts, 5 municipal and 20 ordinary districts. It now has

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