The Western North Region is one of the six new regions of Ghana created in 2019. The region is bounded by the Ivory Coast ( Comoé District ) on the west, the Central region in the southeast, and the Ashanti , Ahafo , Bono East and Bono regions in the north. The Western North Region has the highest rainfall in Ghana, lush green hills, and fertile soils. There are numerous small and large-scale gold mines companies in the region. The ethnic culture of the region is dominated by the Sefwis . The main languages spoken are Sefwi , Akan , French and English .
14-632: The Western North Region of Ghana is a new region carved out of the existing Western Region of Ghana. This creation of this new region was in fulfillment of a promise made by the New Patriotic Party prior to the 2016 Ghana general election. Upon winning the elections, the President, Nana Akuffo Addo created the Ministry of Regional Reorganization to oversee policy formulation and implementation. In all, six new regions were created from
28-551: A presiding member elected from among the members themselves. The current list is as follows: 6°18′N 2°48′W / 6.300°N 2.800°W / 6.300; -2.800 Western Region (Ghana) The Western Region is located in south Ghana , spreads from the Ivory Coast ( Comoé District ) in the west to the Central region in the east, includes the capital and large twin city of Sekondi-Takoradi on
42-896: The Central Region on the east. The largest rivers are the Ankobra River , the Bia River, and the Pra River in the east, with the Tano River partly forming the western national border. The area is known for the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the village of Nzulezo built entirely on stilts and platforms over water and the Ankasa Protected Area . There is a series of imposing Portuguese, Dutch, British, and Brandenburgian forts along
56-502: The Council of State . The council met over 36 times from the time of submission to August 2017. The final stage for the creation of the region was decided through a referendum by the people within the area of the new region on 27 December 2018 . The region has several forest reserves which serve as tourist attractions. The Western North region has many post-secondary schools, including teachers' and nursing colleges. In August 2021,
70-552: The regional demarcation in December 2018 , the region had 23 MMDA's (made up of 1 Metropolitan, 11 Municipal and 11 Ordinary Assemblies). Therefore, as part of this reorganisation, nine MMDA's (those in bold and asterisks below, which were 3 Municipal and 6 Ordinary Assemblies) were removed from the Western Region and formed into a new Western North Region with its new capital at Wiawso . The political administration of
84-470: The ceremony. On January 12, 2018, the university was renamed to George Grant University of Mines and Technology in honour of Paa Grant . The faculty of engineering has the following departments: The faculty of mineral resources technology is the only such one in the West Africa sub-region for training high-level personnel in the mineral industry and continues to attract students from countries in
98-637: The coast, built from 1512 on. The region is an Akan region comprised Wassa, Ahanta, and Nzema. Wassa is the largest tribe in the region. However, the popular language spoken in the region is Fanti. Western region boast of many beaches and mining companies. The popular Ghana Gold fields mine is located in the region at Tarkwa. The Western region has many post-secondary schools, including teachers' and nursing colleges, and two universities-- University of Mines and Technology (in Tarkwa) and Takoradi Technical University (formerly known as Takoradi Polythecnic. Before
112-456: The coast, coastal Axim , and a hilly inland area including Elubo . It includes Ghana's southernmost location, Cape Three Points , where crude oil was discovered in commercial quantities in June 2007. The region covers an area of 13,842 km , and had a population of 2,060,585 at the 2021 Census. It has a coastline that stretches from South Ghana's border with Ivory Coast to the it's boundary with
126-417: The existing ten regions of Ghana. The other new regions are Bono East , Ahafo , Savannah , North East , and Oti regions. The execution of plans for the creation of the regions was ceded to the newly created Ministry of Regional Reorganization and Development which is under the leadership of Hon. Dan Botwe . In March 2017, the ministry sent the blueprint for the creation of the region along with others to
140-617: The members themselves. The current list is as follows: George Grant University of Mines and Technology The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) is a public university located at Tarkwa in the Western Region of Ghana. UMaT was first established as the Tarkwa Technical Institute in 1952. In 1961, the university was changed to the Tarkwa School of Mines to help train manpower for
154-742: The mining industry in Ghana. UMaT became a faculty of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in 1976. On 1 October 2001, UMaT was elevated to university college status and was known as the Western University College of KNUST . UMaT became a fully fledged University in November 2004 by act of Parliament (Act 677). In 2008, the first batch of Students graduated in Tarkwa without going to KNUST for
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#1732765977437168-402: The region is through the local government system. Under this administration system, the region is divided into 14 MMDA's (made up of 1 Metropolitan, 8 Municipal and 5 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
182-459: The region recorded an outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza . The political administration of the region is through the local government system. Under this administration system, the region is divided into nine MMDA's (made up of 0 Metropolitan, 3 Municipal and 6 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
196-502: The sub-region and across the Africa continent . The Faculty consists of six (6) Academic Departments which offer the four-year BSc programmes in: Faculty of Integrated Management Science The Faculty of Integrated Management Science came into operations at the beginning of the 2017/2018 Academic Year. The Faculty consists of two academic departments, namely: School of Postgraduate Studies All postgraduate programmes of study in
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