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{{Short description|Divisions of Ghana}}
{{Politics of Ghana}}
{{stack|[[File:Ghana Regions map.png|thumb|right|203px|Geographic [[Plain|terrestrial plains]] of Ghana]]}}

The '''administrative divisions of''' the Republic of '''[[Ghana]]''' consist of four geographic [[Plain|terrestrial plains]] and 16 [[Regions of Ghana|regions]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Map & Regions in Ghana|url=https://www.ghanamissionun.org/map-regions-in-ghana/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=Ghana Permanent Mission to the United Nations|language=en-US}}</ref> For local government, there are a total of 261 [[Districts of Ghana|districts]] including 145 ordinary districts, 109 municipal districts, and six metropolitan districts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ghana: Administrative Division |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ghana/admin/|access-date=2023-04-24|website=www.citypopulation.de/en/ghana/}}</ref>

Various types of councils exist below the district level including 58 town or area councils, 108 zonal councils, and 626 area councils. At a smaller level of local administration, there are over 16,000 unit committees.

Electorally, Ghana is divided into 275 constituencies.

== Regions ==
{{main|Regions of Ghana}}
[[File:Ghana, administrative divisions 2018 - de - colored.svg|thumb|Regions of Ghana from February 2019]]
{| class="wikitable"
! Region !! Capital 
|-
| [[Ahafo Region|Ahafo]] ||style="font-size:90%;"|[[Goaso]]</tr>
|-
| [[Ashanti Region|Ashanti]]          ||style="font-size:90%;"| [[Kumasi]] </tr>
| [[Bono Region|Bono]] ||style="font-size:90%;"|[[Sunyani]]</tr>
|-
| [[Bono East Region|Bono East]]<td style="font-size:90%;">[[Techiman]]</td></tr>
|-
| [[Central Region, Ghana|Central]]   ||style="font-size:90%;"| [[Cape Coast]] </tr>
| [[Eastern Region, Ghana|Eastern]]   ||style="font-size:90%;"| [[Koforidua]] </tr>
| [[Greater Accra Region|Greater Accra]]{{spaces|2}} ||style="font-size:90%;"| [[Accra]] </tr>
|-
| [[North East Region, Ghana|North East]] ||style="font-size:90%;"|[[Nalerigu]]
|-
| [[Northern Region, Ghana|Northern]] ||style="font-size:90%;"| [[Tamale, Ghana|Tamale]] </tr>
|-
| [[Oti Region|Oti]] ||style="font-size:90%;"|[[Dambai]]
|-
| [[Savannah Region|Savannah]] ||style="font-size:90%;"|[[Damongo]]
|-
| [[Upper East Region|Upper East]]    ||style="font-size:90%;"| [[Bolgatanga]] </tr>
| [[Upper West Region|Upper West]]    ||style="font-size:90%;"| [[Wa, Ghana|Wa]] </tr>
| [[Volta Region|Volta]]              ||style="font-size:90%;"| [[Ho, Ghana|Ho]] </tr>
| [[Western Region, Ghana|Western]]   ||style="font-size:90%;"| [[Sekondi-Takoradi]] </tr>
|-
| [[Western North Region|Western North]] ||style="font-size:90%;"|[[Wiawso|Sefwi Wiawso]]
|-
! colspan=2 | {{small|Source<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/confirmed-results-of-the-2018-referendum-on-new-regions.html |author=Kweku Zurek |title=Confirmed: Results of the 2018 referendum on new regions |website=Graphic Online |access-date=6 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/Ghana-Cities.html |title=Ghana: Regions, Major Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts |website=City Population|access-date=6 October 2020}}</ref>}}
|}

{{Regions of Ghana}}

== Districts ==
{{Main|Districts of Ghana}}

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{{Ashanti Region, Ghana}}
{{Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana}}
{{Central Region, Ghana}}
{{Eastern Region, Ghana}}
{{Greater Accra, Ghana}}
{{Northern Region, Ghana}}
{{Upper East Region, Ghana}}
{{Upper West Region, Ghana}}
{{Volta Region, Ghana}}
{{Western Region, Ghana}}
{{Ghana district capitals}}
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There are 228 Districts in Ghana which includes ordinary districts with population of less than 75,000, Municipality districts of population between 75,000 and 95,000 and Metropolitan districts with population of above 250,000.

==Government of Ghana Parliamentary Constituencies of Ghana==
{{Main|List of Ghana Parliament constituencies|l1=Ghana Parliament constituencies}}
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{{Constituencies in Ashanti Region of Ghana|state = uncollapsed}}
{{Constituencies in Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana|state = uncollapsed}}
{{Constituencies in Central Region of Ghana|state = uncollapsed}}
{{Constituencies in Eastern Region of Ghana|state = uncollapsed}}
{{Constituencies in Greater Accra Region of Ghana|state = uncollapsed}}
{{Constituencies in Northern Region of Ghana|state = uncollapsed}}
{{Constituencies in Upper East Region of Ghana|state = uncollapsed}}
{{Constituencies in Upper West Region of Ghana|state = uncollapsed}}
{{Constituencies in Volta Region of Ghana|state = uncollapsed}}
{{Constituencies in Western Region of Ghana|state = uncollapsed}}
}}

== Settlements ==
{{main|List of largest Settlements in Ghana (by population)}}

== See also ==
* [[Government of Ghana]]

== References ==
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{{Ghana topics}}
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[[Category:Geography of Ghana| ]]
[[Category:Subdivisions of Ghana]]