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Last Friday, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo concluded the constitutional mandate to create six new regions, bringing the number to 16 in the country.
The six new regions were created from the regions of Volta, Brong Ahafo, North and West.
The region of Oti has been cut out in the Volta region, with Dambai as its capital. Bono East and Ahafo were created from the Brong Ahafo region with Techiman and Goaso as respective capitals, while the former Brong Ahafo region now becomes the Bono region with Sunyani as its capital.
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The Northeast region and the Savannah region have been delineated by the Nalerigu region and Damango as new capitals. The northwest with Sefwi Wiawso as capital was also created from the western region.
The 10 regional capitals before the creation of the new regions are still Sekondi (West), Ho (Volta), Accra (Greater Accra), Koforidua (East), Kumasi (Ashanti), Cape Coast (Central), Sunyani (Bono), Tamale (north), Bolgatanga (northeast) and Wa (northwest).
* Editor's note:
In 1953, the country had four regions, not five, as we indicated in our publication of Monday, February 18, 2019.
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