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Regions and Their Capitals (Part 1)

In this topic you will learn the capitals of the southern and middle regions of Ghana.

By the end of these notes you should be able to:

  • Explain what a regional capital is
  • Name the capitals of eight regions
  • Match regions to their capitals

What you already know

  • The regions of Ghana

Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.

Strand
My Country Ghana
Sub-strand
The People of Ghana
Indicator
B2.2.1.1.1 – Identify the ethnic groups in each region of Ghana

Introduction

Every region has a capital town. The capital is where the regional leaders work. Accra is the capital of Greater Accra and of all Ghana.

1. Regional Capitals

Capital: The main town where leaders of a region or country work.

Southern and middle regions
RegionCapital
Greater AccraAccra
CentralCape Coast
WesternSekondi-Takoradi
Western NorthSefwi Wiawso
VoltaHo
EasternKoforidua
AshantiKumasi
AhafoGoaso
Map of southern Ghana with regional capitals marked as dots
Figure 1: Capitals of southern and middle regions Copy the table of regions and capitals.Base map: NordNordWest, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Remember: Accra is the capital of Ghana.

New words

capital
The main town where leaders work.
regional
Belonging to a region.
town
A place where many people live.
city
A very large town.

Summary

  • Every region has a capital.
  • Kumasi is the capital of the Ashanti Region.
  • Accra is the capital of Greater Accra and of Ghana.

Class activity: Lucky Dip

  1. Pick a region card from the box.
  2. Say its capital.
  3. Put the card on the map.

You need: Ghana map, Printed photographs of Ghanaian ethnic groups, Kente, Smock fabric samples

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

  1. 1. What is the capital of the Ashanti Region?

    • A. Kumasi
    • B. Accra
    • C. Ho
    • D. Tamale
    Show answer
    Answer: KumasiKumasi is the Ashanti capital.

  2. 2. Which is the capital of the Central Region?

    • A. Cape Coast
    • B. Koforidua
    • C. Goaso
    • D. Sunyani
    Show answer
    Answer: Cape CoastCape Coast is the Central capital.

  3. 3. Ho is the capital of the Volta Region.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueThat is correct.

  4. 4. Koforidua is the capital of the Western Region.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: FalseKoforidua is the Eastern capital.

  5. 5. The capital of Ghana is ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: AccraAccra is Ghana's capital.

  6. 6. Name the capital of the Western North Region.

    Show answer
    Answer: Sefwi WiawsoIt is the capital of Western North.

Homework

  1. Learn the capitals in the table by heart.