Western Region

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Western Region is one of Ghana’s primary administrative regions, located in the southwestern part of the country and known for its rich natural resources, including gold, bauxite, and offshore oil.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Western Region canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
region of Ghana
abbreviation WR
borders Ashanti Region
Central Region
Gulf of Guinea
Western North Region
containsCity Axim
Bogoso
Elubo
Half Assini
Prestea
Takoradi
surface form: Sekondi-Takoradi

Shama
Tarkwa
containsEducationalInstitution Takoradi Technical University
University of Mines and Technology
containsEthnicGroup Ahanta
Nzema
Agona
surface form: Sefwi

Wassa
containsIndustrialFacility Takoradi
surface form: Takoradi oil and gas logistics hub
containsPort Takoradi
surface form: Takoradi Harbour
containsTown Axim
Dixcove
Nzema East
Tarkwa
country Ghana
hasCapital Takoradi
surface form: Sekondi-Takoradi
hasCoastlineOn Gulf of Guinea
hasMajorEconomicSector agriculture
fishing
mining
oil and gas industry
hasNaturalResource bauxite
crude oil
gold
manganese
natural gas
knownFor bauxite deposits
cocoa production
fishing industry
gold deposits
manganese mining
offshore oil
rubber plantations
timber production
locatedIn West Africa
southwestern Ghana
partOf Ghana
surface form: Republic of Ghana
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ghana hasAdministrativeDivision Western Region
Ashanti Region borderedBy Western Region
Central Region borderedBy Western Region
Ghana Police Service operatesIn Western Region
Fort Metal Cross region Western Region