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Key facts
- Country
- Ghana
- Capital
- Cape Coast
- Regional minister
- Ekow Panyin Okyere Eduamoah
- Total
- 9,826 km (3,794 sq mi)
- Rank
- Ranked 8th
- Density
- 291.0/km (753.8/sq mi)
- Per capita
- $5,150
- Time zone
- GMT
- Area code
- 033
- Iso 3166 code
- GH-CP
- Hdi 2017
- 0.633 , medium · 5th
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- region of Ghana
- Country
- Ghana
- Located in
- Ghana
- Contains
- Assin South District
- Continent
- Africa
- Capital
- Cape Coast
- Area
- 9826
- Time zone
- Greenwich Mean Time
- Shares border with
- Western North Region
- Image
- Beach Resort and Seaside Resort setting in Central region, Ghana.jpg
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- language used
- Nkonya
- topic's main category
- Category:Central Region (Ghana)
- Commons category
- Central Region (Ghana)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Central Region is one of the sixteen administrative regions of Ghana. Ashanti and Eastern regions border it to the north, Western region to the west, Greater Accra region to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The Central Region is renowned for its many elite high schools and an economy based on an abundance of industrial minerals and tourism. The Central region has tourist attractions including castles, forts and beaches along the region's coastline.
Economy and tourism
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Central Region” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.