Eastern Region

Description

The Eastern Region is located in south Ghana and is one of the sixteen administrative regions of Ghana. Eastern region is bordered to the east by the Lake Volta, to the north by Bono East Region and Ashanti region, to the west by Ashanti region, to the south by Central region and Greater Accra Region. Akans are the dominant inhabitants and natives of Eastern region and Akan, Ewe, Krobo, Hausa and English are the main spoken languages. The capital town of Eastern Region is Koforidua.The Eastern region is the location of the Akosombo dam and the economy of the Eastern region is dominated by its high-capacity electricity generation. Eastern region covers an area of 19,323 square kilometres, which is about 8.1% of Ghana's total landform. Tourist Sites Shai Hills Resource Reserve Aburi Botanical Garden Boti Waterfalls Akosombo Dam Shai Hills Resource Reserve Umbrella Rock Atewa Range Forest Reserve Lake Volta The Big Tree at Oda Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa Farm Bead Factory Aburi Botanical Gardens and Palm Trees in Aburi Dodi Island Adomi Bridge Akaa Waterfalls Ghana Bike and Hike Tours Kwahu plateau Akwawa Mountain Peak