The Eastern Region is located in the Eastern part of

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and is one of the sixteen administrative regions of Ghana. Eastern region is bordered to the east by the

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, to the north by

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and

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, to the west by

, to the south by Central region and

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. Akans are the dominant inhabitants and natives of Eastern region and Akan, Ewe, Krobo, Hausa and English are the main spoken languages. The capital town of Eastern Region is

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. The Eastern region is the location of the Akosombo dam and the economy of the Eastern region is dominated by its high-capacity

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. Eastern region covers an area of 19,323 square kilometres, which is about 8.1% of Ghana's total

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Hydro project

High-capacity

Akosombo Hydroelectric Project contains three main

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: the Black Volta; the White Volta and the Red Volta and the Akosombo Hydroelectric Project flows into the

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on the

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. The Akosombo Dam was completed in 1965 as part of the

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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

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Education

Senior High Schools

* Abetifi Presbyterian Senior High School * Abetifi Technical School * Abetifi Vocational Institute * Abomosu STEM SHS * Abuakwa State College * Aburi Girls' Senior High School * Aburi Presby Senior High * Adeisu Presbyterian Senior High School * Adonten Senior High School * Adukrom Presbyterian Senior High Technical School * Akim Achiase Senior High School * Akim Swedru Senior High School * Akro Senior High Technical School, Odumase Krobo * Akwamuman Senior High School * Akwatia Technical Institute * Akosombo International School * Anum Presby Senior High School * Asafo Senior High School * Asamankese Senior High School * Asesewa Senior High School * Akuse Methodist Senior High School * Akro Senior High School * Apersua Community Senior High School * Asuom Senior High School * Begoro Presbyterian Senior High School * Benkum Senior High School * Boso Senior High Tech School * Donkorkrom Agric Senior High School *

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* H'Mount Sinai Senior High School * Islamic girls Senior High School * Kade Senior High-Technical School * Kibi Secondary Technical Senior High School * Kibi Technical Institute * Klo Agogo Senior High School * Koforidua Senior High Technical School * Krobo Girls Senior High School * Kwabeng Anglican Senior High and Technical School * Legacy Girls' College, Akuse * Mangoase Senior High School * Manya Krobo Senior High School * Methodist Girls' High School (Mamfe) * Akuse Methodist Senior High Technical School * Mpraeso Senior High School * New Abirem Senior High School * New Juaben Senior High Commercial School * New Nsutam Senior High School * Nifa Senior High School * Nkawkaw Senior High School * Nkwatia Presby Senior High School * Nsawam Senior High school * Oda Senior High School * Ofori Panin Senior High School * Okuapeman Senior High School * Osino Senior High School * Oti Boateng Senior High School *

Oyoko Methodist Senior High School Oyoko Methodist Senior High School (abbreviated OMESS) is a high school located in Oyoko, Koforidua, Eastern Region (Ghana), Eastern Region of Ghana. It was established in 1989 as a successor of Oyoko Methodist Agricultural Secondary School (OMAS ...

* Presbyterian Senior High School, Akuapim-Mampong * Presbyterian Senior High Technical School, Adukrom * Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary * Saint Francis Senior High School * Saviour Senior High School * Sekyere SDA Senior High School * Somanya Senior High Technical School. * St Fidelis Senior High School * St Matins Senior High School * St Paul's Senior Secondary School * St. Peter's Boys Senior High School * St Roses Senior High (Akwatia) * St Stephens senior and technical * St Thomas Senior High Technical School, Asamankese * Suhum Presbyterian Senior High School * Suhum Senior High and Technical School * W.B.M.Zion Senior High School, Old Tafo, * Yilo Krobo Senior High School The region also boasts of some quality basic schools one which is Hecta School Complex, established in 1962, and others.

Colleges

* Kibi Presbyterian College of Education * Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong * Presbyterian Women's College of Education * Mount Mary College of Education, Somanya * Seventh Day Adventist College of Education, Asokore * Abetifi Presbyterian College of Education

Universities

Ashesi University Ashesi University ( ) is a private, non-profit and non-sectarian university located in Berekuso, near Accra. Ashesi was established as an independent, public benefit education institution operating on a not-for-profit basis. The university o ...

* All Nations University * University College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies *

Koforidua Technical University Koforidua Technical University is one of the ten Institute of technology, Technical Universities established in every region in Ghana. It was founded in 1997. Since 1999 it has produced graduates with Higher National Diploma, HNDs in accountan ...

Presbyterian University College (Abetifi Kwahu)
* Presbyterian University college ( Akropong) * University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Somanya

Districts

District changes

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 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.

Administrative divisions

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 a presiding member elected from among the members themselves. The MMDA's were increased from 9 to 15 in 1988; then from 15 to 17 in 2004; then from 17 to 21 in 2008; then from 21 to 26 in 2012; and recently from 26 to 33 in 2018. The current list is as follows:

Culture

Tourist Sites

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* Aburi Botanical Garden
Boti Waterfalls
* Akosombo Dam * Shai Hills Resource Reserve * Umbrella Rock * Atewa Range Forest Reserve *

The Big Tree at OdaTetteh Quarshie Cocoa FarmBead Factory
* Dodi Island *

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Akaa Waterfalls

Ghana Bike and Hike Tours
* Kwahu plateau
Akwawa Mountain Peak

Famous native citizens

References

Works cited

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