Western North Region

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Western North Region is an administrative region in southwestern Ghana, created in 2019 after being carved out of the former Western Region, with a largely rural economy centered on agriculture and cocoa production.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Western North Region canonical 6

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
region of Ghana
capital Sefwi Wiawso
Wiawso
climate tropical rainforest climate
country Ghana
createdBy Government of Ghana
createdFrom Western Region
createdUnderPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
dateEstablished 2019
dominantEconomicActivity smallholder farming
economyType largely rural economy
governingBody Western North Regional Coordinating Council
hasBorderWith Ahafo Region
Ashanti Region
Bono Region
Central Region
Western Region
hasCharacteristic dense forest cover
high rainfall
largely rural settlements
hasEthnicGroup Akan people
Sefwi people
hasMajorTown Akontombra
Awaso
Bibiani
Enchi
Juaboso
Sefwi Bekwai
Sefwi Wiawso
keyEconomicSector agriculture
cocoa production
locatedIn Ghana
locatedInRegion southwestern Ghana
majorCrop cocoa
food crops
naturalResource forest resources
timber
officialLanguage English
partOf Republic of Ghana
linked to: Ghana
reasonForCreation administrative decentralization
to bring governance closer to the people
subdivisionOf first-level administrative division of Ghana
subdivisionType region
timeZone GMT
usesDaylightSavingTime no

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Western Region borders Western North Region
Ghana Police Service operatesIn Western North Region
Ghana National Fire Service regionServed Western North Region
Sehwi people locatedIn Western North Region
Bono Region borderedBy Western North Region
Ahafo Region borderedBy Western North Region