Central Region, Central

Central Region: administrative region of Ghana

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Central Region at a glance

Central Region currently has 10 quality-checked populated place pages and 3 county pages linked on MapSof.

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10

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Quick Facts about Central Region

Country Ghana
State Central (Ghana)
Area 9826 km2
Latitude & Longitude 5.5000,-1.0000
Legislative body Assin North Municipal District, Twifo/Heman/Lower Denkyira District, Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District, Asikuma/Odoben/Brakwa District, Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese District, Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, Awutu Senya District, Assin South District, Agona District, Gomoa District, Awutu/Effutu/Senya District, Upper Denkyira West District, Upper Denkyira District, Gomoa East District
Capital Cape Coast
Time Zone Greenwich Mean Time
Local time 09:04:35 (23rd April 2026)

Geography

Central Region is located at 5°30'0"N 1°0'0"W (5.5000000, -1.0000000). It has 2 neighbors: Greater Accra Region and Ashanti Region.

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The largest city of Central Region is Winneba with a population of 44,254. . See all Central Region cities & populated places.

Central, jung-ang ju, 중앙 주