What is now central Burkina Faso was principally composed of Mossi kingdoms. The inhabitants of Burkina Faso are known as Burkinabè ( / b ər ˈ k iː n ə b eɪ / bər- KEE-nə-bay).īurkina Faso was populated between 14,0 BC by hunter-gatherers in the country's northwestern region. Figuratively, "Burkina" may be translated, "men of integrity", from the Mòoré language, and "Faso" means "fatherland" in Dioula.
Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta, it was renamed on 4 August 1984, by President Thomas Sankara, to mean "the land of upright people" in Mòoré and Dioula, the major native languages of the country. Its size is 274,200 square kilometres (105,900 sq mi) with an estimated population of more than 15,757,000. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest. The data here is an estimation for the year 2005 produced by the International Monetary Fund in April 2005.īurkina Faso ( i / b ər ˌ k iː n ə ˈ f ɑː s oʊ / bər- KEE-nə FAH-soh French: ) – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. The North East region was created out of the Northern region as Nalerigu as its capital city. The North East Region is bordered on the north by the Upper East region, on the east by the eastern Ghana-Togo international border, on the south by the Northern region, and on the west by the Upper West region. The Ahafo region is one of the two regions carved out of Brong Ahafo region with its capital being Goaso. The Bono East region has a total of 11 districts. The Bono East region is one of the two regions created out of Brong Ahafo region with its capital being Techiman. The region was carved out of the northern part of the Volta region. Prior to the fomation of Bono East and Ahafo region, the Bono region used to be the 2nd largest region in Ghana. The Capital of Bono (formerly Brong Ahafo) Region is Sunyani. The Western Region is made up of 22 districts with a population of about 2,376,021. The Capital of the Western Region is Sekondi Takoradi. The Eastern region is made up of 26 districts with a population of 2,633,154.
The Capital of the Eastern Region is Koforidua. In addition, the region has 17 districts. The region has a population of 2,201,863. The Capital of the Central Region is Cape Coast. In addition, the region has 16 districts. It is the most populated region in Ghana with a population of 4, 010, 054. The Captial of the Greater Accra Region is Accra.
16 Ghana Regions and Their Capital Cities 1. So we’ll be taking a look at the 16 regions in Ghana and their capital cities. The six new regions of Ghana were created out of the Brong Ahafo, Northern, Western and Volta Regions. The newly created regions are Oti, Western North, North East, Ahafo, Savannah and Bono East Regions.Īll the newly created administrative regions in Ghana can be seen from the map above. Following the successful presentations of the Constitutional Instruments (CI) the number of administrative regions in Ghana has finally increased from 10 to 16.
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