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Regional Minister	Mr. Twumasi Marfo (MP) ([National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|NDC]])
Capital	Sunyani Sunyani Sunyani is a city in the West African republic of Ghana, and is the capital of the both the Sunyani District and Brong-Ahafo Region.According to the 2005 population estimates 80,245 people reside in the city of Sunyani, with a growth rate, in the city, of 3.4% per annum.-History of...
Area Area Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat...	39,557 km² Ranked 2nd
Population Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... 2000 Census 1984 Census	Ranked 6th 1,815,408 1,206,608
Districts Districts of Ghana ||The Districts of Ghana are second-level administrative subdivisions of Ghana, below the level of region.The districts of Ghana were re-organized in 1988/1989 in an attempt to decentralize the government and to combat the rampant corruption amongst officials...	19
ISO 3166-2 ISO 3166-2:GH ISO 3166-2:GH is the entry for Ghana in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Ghana, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined...	GH-BA

The Brong-Ahafo Region is located in mid-western Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

, between the Ashanti Region

Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Region is the third largest of 10 administrative regions in Ghana, occupying a total land surface of 24389 square kilometers or 10.2 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the most populated region with a population of 3,612,950 in 2000,...

 and the Northern Region

Northern Region

Northern Region may refer to:*Northern Region, Ghana*Northern Region, Eastern Cape, South Africa*Northern Region, Malawi*Northern Region, Manitoba, Canada, a region situated on the Canadian Shield including Manitoba's Hudson Bay coastline...

. Its capital is Sunyani

Sunyani

Sunyani is a city in the West African republic of Ghana, and is the capital of the both the Sunyani District and Brong-Ahafo Region.According to the 2005 population estimates 80,245 people reside in the city of Sunyani, with a growth rate, in the city, of 3.4% per annum.-History of...

.

This region was created in 1958. It contains many cultural and wildlife attractions, but it is less known to tourists than the Ashanti

Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Region is the third largest of 10 administrative regions in Ghana, occupying a total land surface of 24389 square kilometers or 10.2 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the most populated region with a population of 3,612,950 in 2000,...

, Northern

Northern Region (Ghana)

The Northern Region is the largest area of Ghana. As of 2009, it is divided into 20 districts. The region's capital is Tamale. Climatically, religiously, linguistically, and culturally, the region differs greatly from the politically and economically dominating regions of central and southern...

, Central

Central Region (Ghana)

The Central Region is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions. It is bordered by the Ashanti and Eastern regions to the north, Western region to the west, Greater Accra region to the east, and to the south by the Atlantic Ocean.-Districts:...

, or Greater Accra Region

Greater Accra Region

The Greater Accra Region is the smallest of Ghana's 10 administrative regions in terms of area, occupying a total land surface of 3,245 square kilometres or 1.4 per cent of the total land area of Ghana...

s. Major attractions of the Brong-Ahafo Region include Kintampo

Kintampo

The Kintampo archeological site in Ghana dates back to 2500-1400 BCE and is one of the earliest known sites for the cultivation of the cowpea. Evidence of polished stone axes, stone beads, buildings of stone, domestic pots, ceramic sculptures of humans and animals indicate that Kintampo was...

, with its beautiful falls and prayer park, and Fiema

Fiema

Fiema is a top most tourist attraction site in the Brong Ahafo Region,Ghana. It is popularly known as the Boabeng-Fiema monkey sanctuary. It is a home for about 700 monkeys.This is a community where, monkeys and human beings live together .The inhabitants in the town always, leave food outside...

, home of the Boabeng Monkey Sanctuary.

Brong Ahafo is renowned for notable Ghanaians including Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia

Kofi Abrefa Busia

Kofi Abrefa Busia was Prime Minister of Ghana from 1969–72. He was born in Wenchi, in the then British colony of Gold Coast . He was educated at Methodist School, Wenchi, Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast, then at Wesley College, Kumasi from 1931–32. He later became a teacher at Achimota Secondary...

, the second prime minister of Ghana.

Districts

• Asunafo North District
  Asunafo North District
  The Asunafo North District is a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It is the remainder of the former Asunafo District after the Asunafo South District had been split off by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on November 12, 2003.-Sources:*...
  
  
• Asunafo South District
  Asunafo South District
  The Asunafo South District is a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It was split off the former Asunafo District by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on November 12, 2003.-Sources:*...
  
  
• Asutifi District
  Asutifi District
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• Atebubu-Amantin District
  Atebubu-Amantin District
  The Atebubu-Amantin District is a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It was created out of the former Atebubu District by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on November 12, 2003.-Sources:* * , GhanaWeb, November 20, 2003....
  
  
• Berekum District
  Berekum District
  The Berekum District is a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It was created in 1989 by splitting the former Berekum-Jaman District.-Sources:*...
  
  
• Dormaa Municipal
• Jaman North District
  Jaman North District
  The Jaman North District is a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It was split off the former Jaman District by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on November 12, 2003.-Sources:*...
  
  
• Jaman South District
  Jaman South District
  The Jaman South District is a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It is the remainder of the former Jaman District after the Jaman North District had been split off by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on November 12, 2003.-Sources:*...
  
  
• Kintampo North District
  Kintampo North District
  The Kintampo North District is a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It is the remainder of the former Kintampo District after the Kintampo South District had been split off by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on November 12, 2003.-Sources:...
  
  
• Kintampo South District
  Kintampo South District
  The Kintampo South District is a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It was split off the former Kintampo District by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on November 12, 2003.-References:*...
  
  
• Nkoranza District
  Nkoranza District
  The Nkoranza District is a district of Ghana in the Brong Ahafo Region.-Sources:*...
  
  
• Pru District
  Pru District
  The Pru District is a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It was created out of the former Atebubu District by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on November 12, 2003.-Sources:* * , GhanaWeb, November 20, 2003....
  
  
• Sene District
  Sene District
  The Sene District is a district of Ghana in the Brong Ahafo Region.-Sources:*...
  
  
• Sunyani District
  Sunyani District
  The Sunyani District is a district of Ghana in the Brong Ahafo Region.-Sources:*...
  
  
• Tain District
  Tain District
  The Tain District is a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It was split off the Wenchi District by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on November 12, 2003.-Sources:* * , GhanaWeb, November 20, 2003....
  
  
• Tano North District
  Tano North District
  The Tano North District is a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana....
  
  
• Tano South District
  Tano South District
  The Tano South District is a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana....
  
  
• Techiman Municipal District
  Techiman Municipal District
  The Techiman Municipal District is a district of Ghana in the Brong Ahafo Region.-Sources:* senior high school are :TECHIMAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLAKUMFI AMEYAW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLTUOBODOM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BY:KAKAFU...
  
  
• Wenchi District
  Wenchi District
  The Wenchi District is a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. The Tain District was split off from Wenchi by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on November 12, 2003.-Sources:* * , GhanaWeb, November 20, 2003....