2018 Ghanaian new regions referendum

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A referendum on creating new regions was held in Ghana on 27 December 2018. Voting took place in the 47 districts that would potentially become part of new regions which would be created by splitting four of the existing regions. The proposed splits were:

All proposed new regions were approved, with 'yes' votes above 99% in all regions and turnouts ranging from 80% to 90%. [1]

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Sene West (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Savannah Region Region of Ghana

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Western North Region Region of Ghana

The Western North Region is one of the six new regions of Ghana created in 2019. The region is bounded by the Ivory Coast on the west, the Central region in the southeast, and the Ashanti, Ahafo, Bono East and Bono regions in the north. The Western North Region has the highest rainfall in Ghana, lush green hills, and fertile soils. There are numerous small and large-scale gold mines companies in the region. The ethnic culture of the region is dominated by the Sefwis. The main languages spoken are Sefwi, Akan, French and English.

Bono Region Region of Ghana

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Bono East Region Region of Ghana

The Bono East region of Ghana is a new region carved out of the Brong Ahafo region. The capital of the new region is Techiman. This creation of this new region was in fulfillment of a promise made by the New Patriotic Party prior to the 2016 Ghana general election. Upon winning the elections, the President, Nana Akuffo Addo created the Ministry of Regional Reorganization to oversee policy formulation and implementation. In all six new regions are to be created from the existing ten regions of Ghana. The other regions are Bono, Western North, Ahafo, Savannah, North East, and Oti regions.

References

  1. AfricaNews (2018-12-29). "Landslide approvals in Ghana referendum for new regions". Archived from the original on 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2021-10-18.