Brong-Ahafo region
Brong-Ahafo region | |
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Bui Bayou | |
Location of Brong-Ahafo region in Ghana | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Capital | Sunyani |
| Districts | 21 |
| Government | |
| • Regional minister | Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh |
| Area | |
• Total | 39,557 km2 (15,273 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 2nd |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
• Total | 2,310,983 |
| • Rank | Ranked 6th |
| • Density | 58.422/km2 (151.31/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | |
| • Year | 2013 |
| • Per capita | $5,150 |
| GDP (nominal) | |
| • Year | 2013 |
| • Per capita | $2,500 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| Area code | 035 |
| ISO 3166 code | GH-BA |
| HDI (2022) | 0.591 medium· 6th |
The Brong-Ahafo region was a region in central Ghana. Brong-Ahafo was bordered to the north by the Black Volta river and to the east by the Lake Volta, and to the south by the Ashanti, Eastern and Western regions. The capital of Brong-Ahafo is Sunyani. Brong-Ahafo was created on 14 April 1959 from the then Western Ashanti and named after the main ethnic groups, the Brong and Ahafo. In 2019, as a result of the 2018 Ghanaian new regions referendum, the region was divided into three, namely Bono, Bono East and Ahafo regions, and ceased to exist.