About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 44. Chapters: Abbe people, Abidji people, Aboure, Abron tribe, Adjukru, Ahafo, Ahanta people, Akan people, Akuapem people, Akwamu, Akye, Akyem, Alladian, Anyi people, Aowin, Asante dialect, Ashanti people, Ashanti Region, Assin, Attie, Avatime people, Avikam people, Baoule people, Brong-Ahafo Region, Central Region (Ghana), Chakosi people, Coromantee people, Denkyira, Ebrie, Ehotile, Evalue, Fante people, Kwahu, M'Bato, Ndyuka people, Nzema people, Sefwi people, Wassa, Western Region (Ghana). Excerpt: The Western Region of Ghana, reaching from the Cote d'Ivoire border in the west to the Central Region in the east, includes the large twin city of Sekondi-Takoradi on the coast, coastal Axim, and a hilly inland area including Elubo. It includes Ghana's southernmost location, Cape Three Points, where oil was discovered in commercial quantities in June 2007. The region enjoys a long coastline that stretches from Ghana's border with Cote d'Ivoire to the region's boundary with the Central Region on the east. The Western Region has the highest rainfall in Ghana, lush green hills, and fertile soils. There are numerous small and large-scale gold mines. The culture is dominated by the Nzema, Wassa, Aowin, Sefwi, and Ahanta branches of the Akan culture; the main languages are Fante, Wassa, Sefwi, Ahanta, Nzema, and English. The religions are predominantly Christian and African Traditional Religions. The founder of modern independent Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, was born (and later temporarily buried) in the village of Nkroful west of Axim, where he once taught school in the 1930s. The largest rivers are the Ankobra River, the Bia River, and the Pra River in the east, with the Tano River partly forming the western national border. The area is known for the village of Nzulezo, built entirely on stilts and platforms over water, and the Ankasa...
