The Umbrella Rock is a mysterious rock located just about seven kilometres close to the Boti Falls in the Yilo Krobo District , Ghana, hence tourists who visit Boti Falls usually take advantage to pass by and experience the mystery of nature of the rock. The Umbrella rock is one of the main tourist attractions in the country's Eastern Region . As the name implies, Umbrella Rock has an overhang on the top large enough to cover 12 to 15 people at once.
6-426: Yearly, many tourists travel to Boti Falls for its natural beauty, and the umbrella rock is visible through much of the trek to the falls. 6°10′56.244″N 0°13′18.66″W / 6.18229000°N 0.2218500°W / 6.18229000; -0.2218500 This Eastern Region, Ghana location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Eastern Region, Ghana The Eastern Region
12-507: Is Hecta School Complex, established in 1962, and others. 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
18-547: Is located in the Eastern part of Ghana 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 Ashanti region , to the west by Ashanti region , to the south by Central region and Greater Accra Region . Akans are the dominant inhabitants and natives of Eastern region and Akan , Ewe , Krobo , Hausa and English are
24-944: The Black Volta ; the White Volta and the Red Volta and the Akosombo Hydroelectric Project flows into the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean . The Akosombo Dam was completed in 1965 as part of the Volta River 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 Tema . The region also boasts of some quality basic schools one which
30-428: 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 has been split into Lower Manya Krobo District and Upper Manya Krobo District . The political administration of the region is through the local government system. Under this administration system, the region is divided into 33 MMDA's (mMDAsMd by
36-502: The main spoken languages. The capital town of Eastern Region is Koforidua .The Eastern region is the location of the Akosombo dam and the economy of the Eastern region is dominated by its high-capacity electricity generation . Eastern region covers an area of 19,323 square kilometres, which is about 8.1% of Ghana's total landform . High-capacity electricity generation Akosombo Hydroelectric Project contains three main tributaries :
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