Regional Profile

The present Western Region retained its name after the creation of the Western North Region vide Constitutional Instrument (CI) 117 from the then Western Region in February, 2019. It is one of the sixteen (16) administrative Regions in Ghana with Sekondi as the administrative capital.

The maps below depict the Western Region in the national context and its boundary with the Western North Region.

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The Region is bordered in the North by the Western North Region, in the East by the Central Region and in the West by part of the Western North Region and La Côte d’Ivoire. On the Southern part, it is bordered by the Gulf of Guinea (the Atlantic Ocean). 

The Western Region has a total land size of 14,625.2 sq. km and a total population of 1,664,586 (2010 Population and Housing Census Report) representing 70% of the previous Western Regional Population.

It has a population growth rate of 1.8%, which is below the national average of 2.5%. According to the 2010 Population and Housing Census (PHC), it has a population density of 99.3 per sq.km. The projected population for 2019 was 2,165,241; and …..2020

The Region is culturally diverse with the dominant ethnic group being Akan made up of Ahanta, Nzema, Wassa, Pepesa and Fante. There are seventeen (17) Paramountcies. Those in the minority are settlers who have travelled from different parts of the country. They include Ewes, Gas, Gonjas, and Dagombas.  The Region is also home to foreign nationals mainly Chinese and migrants from neighbouring African countries.

Map of the Present Western Region

The present Western Region is bordered in the North by the Western North Region, in the East by the Central Region and in the West by part of the Western North Region and La Côte d’Ivoire. On the Southern part, the Region is bordered by the Gulf of Guinea (the Atlantic Ocean).

It has a total land size of 14,625.2 sq. km and a total population of 1,664,586 (2010 PHC) representing 70% of the previous Western Regional Population with a growth rate of 1.8% (which is below the national average of 2.5%). According to the 2010 Population and Housing Census, it has a population density of 99.3 per sq.km. The population of the Region was projected at 2,165,241 for the year 2019.

The Region is culturally diverse with the dominant ethnic group being Akan made up of Ahanta, Nzema, Wassa, Pepesa and Fante. There are seventeen (17) Paramountcies. Those in the minority are settlers who have travelled from different parts of the country. Their main preoccupation is farming, fishing and mining. They include Ewes, Gas, Gonjas, and Dagombas.

The Region is also home to foreign nationals mainly Chinese and migrants from neighbouring African countries.