Ghanaian Geography and Nature

Administrative Regions and Urban Centres

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  1. Following the 2018 national regional referenda, how many administrative regions comprise the Republic of Ghana?
  2. Which six new administrative regions were officially created in Ghana in February 2019?
  3. What is the regional capital of the Savannah Region, carved out of the former Northern Region?
  4. What is the regional capital of the North East Region, established in 2019?
  5. What is the regional capital of the Oti Region, created from the northern portion of the Volta Region?
  6. What is the regional capital of the Bono East Region, carved out of the former Brong-Ahafo Region?
  7. What is the regional capital of the Ahafo Region, created in 2019?
  8. What is the regional capital of the Western North Region, created in 2019?
  9. What is the regional capital of the Upper West Region, which was established in 1983 by the PNDC administration?
  10. What is the regional capital of the Upper East Region?
  11. Which northern metropolis is the third most populous urban agglomeration in Ghana and the regional capital of the Northern Region?
  12. Which historic city is the capital of the Central Region and served as the British colonial capital of the Gold Coast until 1877?
  13. In which year was the British colonial headquarters relocated from Cape Coast to Christiansborg (Accra)?
  14. Which city is the regional capital of the Eastern Region, renowned for its proximity to the Boti Falls and cocoa production?
  15. What is the regional capital of the Volta Region, nestled at the foot of Mount Adaklu?
  16. Which twin coastal city functions as the regional capital of the Western Region?
  17. Which commercial town at the foot of the Kwahu Scarp serves as the transport gateway to the Kwahu Easter festival?
  18. Which town in the Western North Region is famous for its historic gold mine and cocoa trade near the border with Côte d'Ivoire?
  19. What is the oldest secondary school in Ghana, established by the Methodist Church in Cape Coast in 1876?
  20. Which historic town on the Akwapim ridge was the site of the Basel Mission's pioneering work in developing written Twi and cocoa propagation?
  21. Where in the Eastern Region did blacksmith Tetteh Quarshie plant Ghana's first successful commercial cocoa farm in 1879?
  22. In which town is the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) located, leading scientific research on cocoa and coffee since 1938?
  23. Which famous botanical garden, founded in 1890 on the cool Akwapim ridge, covers 64 hectares of exotic tropical flora?
  24. Which ancient trading settlement in the Bono Region is historically famous for the Bono Manso slave market and early brass manufacturing?
  25. Which major border municipality in the Volta Region marks Ghana's premier international terrestrial transit crossing with Lomé, Togo?

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