Western North Region
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Western North Region is an administrative region in southwestern Ghana, created in 2019 after being carved out of the former Western Region, with a largely rural economy centered on agriculture and cocoa production.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western North Region canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative region
ⓘ
region of Ghana ⓘ |
| capital |
Sefwi Wiawso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wiawso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| createdBy | Government of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFrom | Western Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdUnderPresident | Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 2019 ⓘ |
| dominantEconomicActivity | smallholder farming ⓘ |
| economyType | largely rural economy ⓘ |
| governingBody | Western North Regional Coordinating Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorderWith |
Ahafo Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ashanti Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Bono Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dense forest cover
ⓘ
high rainfall ⓘ largely rural settlements ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Akan people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sefwi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorTown |
Akontombra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Awaso NERFINISHED ⓘ Bibiani NERFINISHED ⓘ Enchi NERFINISHED ⓘ Juaboso NERFINISHED ⓘ Sefwi Bekwai NERFINISHED ⓘ Sefwi Wiawso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyEconomicSector |
agriculture
ⓘ
cocoa production ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southwestern Ghana ⓘ |
| majorCrop |
cocoa
ⓘ
food crops ⓘ |
| naturalResource |
forest resources
ⓘ
timber ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Republic of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForCreation |
administrative decentralization
ⓘ
to bring governance closer to the people ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | first-level administrative division of Ghana ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | region ⓘ |
| timeZone | GMT ⓘ |
| usesDaylightSavingTime | no ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.