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GHANAhistorical demographical data of the administrative division |
| REGION | capital | surface/sq.km | surface/sq.mi | e2002p | c2000p | c1991 | e1988b | c1984 | e1980 | c1970 | c1970 | c1970p | c1960 | c1960 | c1960 | c1948 | c1948 | e1941 | c1931 | c1921 | c1911 | c1901 | c1891 | code | code | code | pos. | particulars | variants of the name | ||||
| source: | SH | GS | BB | LB | MW | SL | LB | GL/AA | GL/SY | DV | SG | GL/WI | SG | GL/SY | EB | SG | SG | SG | SG | SG | JaLa | ISO | FIPS | ||||||||||
| Ashanti | Kumasi | 24389 | 9417 | 3351,9 | 3187,6 | 2485,8 | 2308,0 | 2090,1 | 2046,0 | 1482,0 | 1477,4 | 1505,0 | 1109,1 | 1109,0 | 1108,5 | 579,0 | 818,9 | 585,0 | 407,0 | 288,0 | 346,0 | AS | AH | GH02 | cs | ||||||||
| Brong-Ahafo | Sunyani | 39557 | 15273 | 1918,9 | 1824,8 | 1433,0 | 1332,0 | 1206,6 | 1035,0 | 767,0 | 762,7 | 766,5 | 587,9 | 588,0 | 588,7 | 247,0 | BA | BA | GH03 | cw | |||||||||||||
| Central | Cape Coast | 9826 | 3794 | 1661,5 | 1580,0 | 1359,9 | 1262,0 | 1142,3 | 1077,0 | 890,0 | 892,6 | 890,1 | 751,4 | 751,0 | 483,0 | 383,0 | 276,0 | CT | CP | GH04 | sc | ||||||||||||
| Eastern | Koforidua | 19323 | 7461 | 2217,5 | 2108,9 | 2003,2 | 1856,0 | 1680,9 | 1476,0 | 1210,0 | 1262,9 | 1262,9 | 1094,2 | 1094,0 | 1579,9 | 667,0 | 988,3 | 569,0 | 453,0 | ET | EP | GH05 | cse | split from Gold Coast region ca 1958 | |||||||||
| Greater Accra | Accra | 3245 | 1253 | 3059,6 | 2909,6 | 1696,2 | 1580,0 | 1431,1 | 1575,0 | 903,0 | 848,8 | 903,4 | 491,8 | 492,0 | 222,0 | 134,0 | 106,0 | 854,0 | 896,0 | 765,0 | GA | AA | GH01 | se | split from Eastern region ca 1975 | Accra C.D. | |||||||
| Northern | Tamale | 70384 | 27175 | 1950,6 | 1855,0 | 1389,1 | 1286,0 | 1164,6 | 1027,0 | 728,0 | 728,6 | 728,6 | 531,6 | 532,0 | 1282,2 | 381,0 | 866,5 | 861,0 | 606,0 | 362,0 | 308,0 | NT | NP | GH06 | nc | ||||||||
| Upper | 1009,0 | 757,3 | 757,0 | 658,0 | GH07 | split into Upper East and Upper West ca 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Upper East | Bolgatanga | 8842 | 3414 | 964,5 | 917,3 | 921,2 | 853,0 | 772,7 | 543,0 | 857,3 | 862,7 | UE | UE | GH10 | ne | split from Upper region ca 1988 | |||||||||||||||||
| Upper West | Wa | 18476 | 7134 | 603,4 | 573,9 | 526,4 | 484,0 | 438,0 | 320,0 | UW | UW | GH11 | nw | split from Upper region ca 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Volta | Ho | 20570 | 7942 | 1695,4 | 1612,3 | 1433,0 | 1338,0 | 1211,9 | 1184,0 | 947,0 | 947,0 | 947,0 | 777,3 | 777,0 | 782,5 | 496,0 | 572,9 | 365,0 | 253,0 | VT | TV | GH08 | ecs | ||||||||||
| Western | Sekondi-Takoradi | 23921 | 9236 | 1937,8 | 1842,9 | 1374,5 | 1278,0 | 1157,8 | 975,0 | 770,0 | 768,3 | 770,1 | 626,2 | 626,0 | 1348,8 | 378,0 | 871,8 | 264,0 | 195,0 | WT | WP | GH09 | sw | split from Gold Coast region ca 1958 | |||||||||
| not included persons | 7,0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL: | Accra | 238533 | 92099 | 19361,1 | 18412,2 | 14622,2 | 13577,0 | 12296,1 | 11404,0 | 8560,0 | 8545,6 | 8636,4 | 6726,8 | 6726,0 | 6690,7 | 4118,0 | 4118,5 | 3161,0 | 2296,0 | 1504,0 | 1550,0 | ||||||||||||
| FORMER DIVISION (until 1961): | original data in this part - the above tables state the final figures | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| REGION | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ashanti | Kumasi | 63142 | 24379 | 1697,0 | 962,0 | 737,1 | 585,0 | 448,0 | 346,0 | 364,0 | includes: Ashanti and Brong-Ahafo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colony | Accra | 61997 | 23937 | 3741,0 | 2637,0 | 1940,8 | 1715,0 | 1396,0 | 1227,0 | 1095,0 | 765,0 | includes: Western, Central, Accra, Eastern, Volta | Gold Coast colony | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Territory | Tamale | 78959 | 30486 | 1289,0 | 1277,0 | 890,2 | 861,0 | 694,0 | 531,0 | 435,0 | includes: Northern and Upper Regions | Northern Territories Protectorate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal Ghana: | Accra | 204097 | 78802 | 6727,0 | 4876,0 | 3568,0 | 3161,0 | 2538,0 | 2104,0 | 1894,0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Togoland: | Ho | 33776 | 13041 | 391,5 | Transvolta Togoland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Togoland Colony | 208,0 | 126,0 | 96,0 | 77,0 | 67,0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Togoland Northern | 250,0 | 168,0 | 111,0 | 89,0 | 77,0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL (incl. Togoland): | Accra | 237873 | 91843 | 6727,0 | 5334,0 | 3959,5 | 3455,0 | 2745,0 | 2270,0 | 2038,0 |
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