The Eastern Region is located in the Eastern part of Ghana and is one of the sixteen administrative regions of Ghana . Eastern region is bordered to the east by the Lake Volta , to the north by Bono East Region and Ashanti region , to the west by Ashanti region , to the south by Central region and Greater Accra Region . 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 Koforidua .The Eastern region is the location of the Akosombo dam and the economy of the Eastern region is dominated by its high-capacity electricity generation . Eastern region covers an area of 19,323 square kilometres, which is about 8.1% of Ghana's total landform .
5-741: Atimpoku is a small town in the Eastern Region of Ghana and located along the Volta River . It is the capital of the Asuogyaman District , a district in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The town of Atimpoku is located on the banks of the Volta River , which drains south to the Gulf of Guinea , and is the location of the Adomi Bridge (originally the Volta Bridge), Ghana's longest suspension bridge and
10-676: Is 912 megawatts. The dam helps supplies electricity to an economically important town called Tema . The region also boasts of some quality basic schools one which is Hecta School Complex, established in 1962, and others. 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
15-873: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Eastern Region, Ghana High-capacity electricity generation Akosombo Hydroelectric Project contains three main tributaries : the Black Volta ; the White Volta and the Red Volta and the Akosombo Hydroelectric Project flows into the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean . The Akosombo Dam was completed in 1965 as part of the Volta River Project. The dam measures at 440 ft (134 m) above ground level. The large electric power generating capacity
20-428: 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 . 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
25-574: The first permanent bridge to span the Volta River. The town is about 2.5 miles downstream from Lake Volta and the Akosombo Dam , a hydroelectric facility which supplies electricity to Ghana and an electricity exporter to neighboring countries of Ghana. Atimpoku is about 87 km (54 mi) northeast of Accra , the capital of Ghana, and about 75 km (47 mi) north of the port of Tema . This Eastern Region, Ghana location article
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