The proportion of households paying rent ranges from 4.5 per cent in Bawku West to 14.9 per cent in Bolgatanga. Three out of four (74.0%) working children are in the private informal sector. Toilet facilities show the greatest discrepancy. The slight increase in the urban share of the population has been due mainly to increase in population of existing urban centres. The major ethnic groups in Ghana include the Akan, Ewe, Mole-Dagbane, Guan, and Ga-Adangbe. Under this administration system, the region is divided into 15 MMDA's (made up of 0 Metropolitan, 4 Municipal and 11 Ordinary Assemblies). Seven out of ten (71.0%) are in the private informal sector. In Bongo, where wood is used by only 25 per cent of the population, most households (70%) use sorghum/millet stock. The JSS/SSS ratio is even less than a tenth (297 communities with JSS compared with 27 communities with SSS). Only the Kusasi and the Busanga constitute more than ten per cent of the population. Three districts have fairly low dependency ratios while the other three have extremely high ratios. Unpaid family workers are the next highest group with 14.0 percent. In a region where people seem to be very concerned about privacy during bathing (82.8% have use of a space provided within the house), privacy for toilet facilities seems not to be an important issue, even though this has more serious implications. Whereas 61.1 per cent of households in the Bolgatanga and 58.7 per cent in the Kassena- Nankana Districts have access to potable water, the proportion is far below the regional average (50.3%) in the Builsa (36.2 %), Bawku West (36.8 %) and Bawku East (42.0%), Districts. From the JSS level, many girls, in their puberty age, are given out in marriage, and some migrate to the south, as house helps or Kayayee, to earn a living. The proportion that have ever attended school is higher in three districts (Bolgatanga, Kassena-Nankana and Bongo), than the regional average, and substantially lower in the Bawku East and the Bawku West Districts. In the region as a whole, only 1.9 per cent of localities have a senior secondary school within the community. Ideally, more than two persons should not occupy a room, and any room occupancy ratio above 2 persons per room is considered to be on the threshold of over-crowding. Among these are the availability of health care services, whether private or public, and the accessibility and quality of such services. These are the improvement of health and welfare services for people with physical disabilities (rehabilitation, counselling), improved health and welfare of the aged (housing for old people, medical needs, and recreational programmes). You are already subscribed to our newsletter! Data from various sources of the Ministry of Health show that the human resource base of the orthodox health system is generally inadequate. Dipo festival - The Dipo festival is the greatest legacy of Krobo land. A large increase in the number of women of childbearing ages inevitably means more children (i.e. The fact that females are increasingly assuming roles as heads of households does not mean that their role in decision making may also have increased, because the patriarchal system still marginalizes females in diverse ways. The Kusasi make up about one in five of the regions population whereas the Mamprusis make up less than two percent. The regional picture however changes, depending on the base district of the ethnic groups. Culture of the region is projected through the medium of arts, music and dance. The population is primarily rural (84.3%) and scattered in dispersed settlements. Availability of health services may be defined broadly to include a range of conditions: from the availability of the physical health service structure, to the availability of appropriate personnel to run the facilities where available. The highest educational level completed, by 74.5 per cent of those who have ever attended school, is the primary and middle/JSS. Administrative and Managerial capacity is extremely limited in the districts, accounting for not more than 0.2 per cent in any district. 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About a fifth (16.6%) of the not economically active attribute their status to old age, while about 3 per cent each attribute it to a disability or the fact that they are on retirement/pension. In Builsa, 90.3 per cent of households use wood for cooking. Thus, this should be an incentive to potential investors. There are Eastern Region, Western Region, and Upper East Region of Ghana. The capital is Bolgatanga, sometimes referred to as Bolga. The community is also endowed with sorghum, guinea fowl, clay, millet, maize, and tomato, among other things. All the remaining thirteen industry groups (all others) make up 12 per cent of industrial activities in the region. Since 92.3 per cent of the population aged 12-14 are never married, however, the data on marital status are presented only for the population 15 years or older. versttning med sammanhang av "Upper Regions" i engelska-svenska frn Reverso Context: Marriage ceremonies among most ethnic groups in the Northern and Upper Regions of Ghana seem to be the same. 1989. The training of staff to acquire the skills that encourage and improve routine data collection, analysis and dissemination of routine data on the activities and programmes of various government and non-governmental organizations, are necessary for addressing development problems. In this predominantly peasant labour intensive agricultural economy, if the district economies do not grow rapidly and jobs are not created sufficiently to match the economically active population, there will be a constant pool of unemployed labour. Bawku West has the highest proportion of ever-married persons (81.5%) followed by Bongo (79.5%), with the lowest (71.9%) in Bolgatanga. Infact, this zone, which is around Fumbisi- Gbedembillisi area, is normally termed the rice-bowl of the region. It is celebrated in the month of April by the people of Manya and Yilo Krobo in the towns of Krobo Odumase and Somanya, in the Eastern Region, located some 80 kilometers north of Accra. The proportion is highest in Bawku East (33.3%), followed by Kassena-Nankana (24.0%) and Bawku West (23.6%), while it is lowest in Bongo (3.3%). Only 0.6 per cent of localities within the region have a telephone facility, varying from 0.3 per cent in Bolgatanga to 3.8 per cent in Bongo. For the majority of households in the region (68.4%) the facility available is either a public dumpsite (13.2%) or elsewhere at their convenience (55.2%), which could be a stream or open gutter or on someones undeveloped plot of land, all of which have serious environmental and health consequences (Ghana Statistical Service, March 2002). Below is a list of ethnic groups in Ghana and where they migrated from. There are also more households occupying seven or more rooms in the region (21.0%) than in the country as a whole (8.6%). Illiteracy is very much higher in the region than for the country as a whole. The proportion of households using five to six sleeping rooms ranges from 7.6 per cent in Builsa to 23.2 per cent in Bawku East. Sex composition and sex ratio Programmes, projects and activities that are either population influencing or population responsive include improving and expanding the health of mothers and children (programmes on breast-feeding, ante-natal care, post-natal care, growth monitoring, child survival, safe motherhood), reduction in the incidence of teenage pregnancy and reduction in incidence of child bearing among women older than 35 years. All the above emphasise the importance of intensifying the process of extension of social infrastructural facilities within the region instead of the current over concentration of services in only a few district capitals. In the country as a whole, 79.3 per cent of temporary heads are females while 68.7 per cent of usual heads are males. Serious efforts must therefore be made by the district assemblies to bring primary education to the doorsteps of every pupil and thus enhance the full implementation of the fCUBE programme. Chiana, Binaba-Kusanaba and Pusiga do not have permanent water system staff offices. Straw works are also concentrated around Bolgatanga. The relatively large number of doctors in Kassena-Nankana may be due to increased recruitment into the Navrongo Medical Research Centre, where even though the doctors may be doing more research work and less direct patient consultation and treatment, they are known to undertake some clinical and surgical activities in the course of their research. The proportion ranges from 18.0 per cent in Builsa to 27.5 per cent in Bawku West. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Below is a list of Ghana demographics, showing the list of ethnic groups in Ghana and population percentage. Valley areas have soils ranging from sandy candy loams to salty clays. In the region, however, 84.6 per cent use the kerosene lamp. Pipe-borne water inside house includes water piped into the living quarters or house through an inside plumbing system. Furthermore, the relatively lower proportion of widowed men as compared to women reflects the higher level of mortality among men and also suggests that men are more likely than women to remarry upon the death of a spouse (Ghana Statistical Service, October 1999). The rock types are sandstones, shales, arkose, mudstone beds, conglomerate and limestone. The picture is the same for all districts and for both sexes. The availability, accessibility and affordability of kerosene should therefore be of great concern in each district of the region. The region is bounded to the north by Burkina Faso, to the east by Togo and to the south and west by Northern and Upper West Regions respectively. In this respect, particular attention should be given to the planting of such drought resistant trees as the cashew, neem, baobab, dawadawa and shea. The full participation of women is not only necessary as a social right, but is also essential for increased productivity. The icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, literacy (a11+), ethnic group). Taking into consideration the lack of adequate personnel manning all the health facilities, however, emergency cases may result in fatalities due to lack of prompt and adequate attention. These three factories are not operational and have been earmarked for divestiture. There has been an improvement in school attendance in the region. The substantial lack of formal sector office-based bureaucratic activities in the region and in the districts is reflected in the fact that the proportion administrative/ managerial and clerical related workers in the region make up only 1.7 per cent of the active population. This means that the level of effective literacy (literate in English only or literate in English and a Ghanaian language) is only 21.4 per cent in the region. Bongo and Sandema. There are also maternity homes and nine dressing centres. The environmental health problems arising out of inadequate disposal of human waste, most often mixed with animal droppings, need urgent attention and redress. This article is about the demographic features of the population of Ghana, including population density, nationality and citizenship, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace . The regions child survival rate of 78.6 per cent is 10.3 per cent lower than the national average of 86.7 percent. Burnt by household implies that the household burns the rubbish and Buried by household is the situation where the rubbish is buried inside or outside the dwelling unit. They may only try to rush to a hospital or proper clinic when it is too late. In fact, together with Upper West, they are the two regions with a less than 20 per cent urban population. Economic characteristics 3.1. Festivals Ghana - Easy Track Ghana Go back Festivals of Ghana This is a large, but incomplete, list of festivals, holidays and celebrations held in Ghana during the year. The municipality's dominant occupation is agriculture, and crops like groundnuts, sorghum, maize, millet, rice, onion, and pepper are majorly grown there. About a third (29.5%) are in Bawku East, a further 29.4 per cent in Bolgatanga and 17 per cent in Kassena- Nankana. Population size, growth rate and density. For example, whereas only 8.9 per cent of households in Kassena-Nankana live in houses roofed with thatch from grass, 78.2 per cent in Bawku West live in houses roofed with thatch from grass. Among notable Upper East Region towns are Zebilla, Bawku, Paga, and Navrongo. Of the total of 19,469 children aged 3-5 years in the region who are in school, 77.2 per cent are in pre-school and 22.8 per cent are in primary school. The country has a population of 32 million as of 2022, which features various tribes and peoples from various backgrounds and cultures. Educational facilities are also not adequate. In Ghana, the Mamprusis live mainly in Nalerigu and Gambaga in the northwest of the Northern Region but also inhabit parts of the Upper East Region. For instance, at the national level, there is a sharp drop of 13.1 percentage points from age 15-19 (104.2%) to age 20-24 (91.1%). The region show that only 21.2 per cent of the population (15 years and older) are literate in either English only (12.9%), both English and Ghanaian language (6.6%) or Ghanaian language only (1.7%). Distance and/or the time taken to reach a facility can affect the chances of survival of sick people especially in emergency situations. The Dagombas make up less than one per cent (0.8%) of the regions population with the highest concentration of 1.7 per cent in the Bolgatanga district. The simple explanation is that there are just so many more women available to give births. In 1984, 82.3 per cent of the population aged 6 years or older had never attended school and this proportion dropped to 69.4 per cent in 2000. The population below 15 years falls within the range of 40.6 per cent in Kassena-Nankana to 46.4 per cent in Bawku West. The Mole-Dagbani ethnic group comprises the Moshi (Mossi), Mamprusi, Nanumba and Dagomba.There are some 450,000 Mamprusi living in Ghana, and approximately 11,000 in Togo. The five together make up 97.6 per cent of all occupations. The remaining categories are in the others category. Formal sector employees constitute 15.3 percent. Asikuma-Odoben Brakwa. Agricultural produces like shea butter, onion, tomato, watermelon, and soya bean are majorly grown in the community. There are 144,382 households in Upper East occupying 88,401 houses. Three out of every four (77.2%) households in Bongo use enclosure without roof as a kitchen. The Upper East Region - Bolgatanga. Less than half (47.1%) of localities have a primary school within the community and an additional 32.4 per cent can access a primary school within the stipulated Ministry of Educations standard of not more than three kilometre-radius. The proportion of males (93.3%) and that of females (92.2%) never married is about the same. The regional level of illiteracy (78.1%) is much higher than the national average of 45.9 per cent (Figure 1.3). Only 2 districts in the region (Bolgatanga and Bawku East) have levels of urbanization above the regional level; one district has a level close to that of the region (Kassena-Nankana), and (Builsa and Bongo) are entirely rural. The proportion of households occupying three or four rooms is highest (45.2%) in Builsa and Bongo (44.1%) and lowest (20.4%) in Bawku East. Whereas in the country as a whole, only 20.2 per cent have access to no facility, in each district of the region, at least three out of every four households have no toilet facility (use bush, farm, etc). Areas that the community shares boundaries with include West Mamprusi community to the South West, East Mamprusi district to the South East, Bolgatanga community to the West, and Bawku West to the East. As with the disposal of human waste, few houses provide for the adequate disposal of solid waste. The Public health care programmes include the expansion and improvement of health, water and sanitation, surveillance, prevention and control of malaria, yaws, oncho, guinea worm, diarrhoea diseases, acute respiratory infections, and mental health. Bawku West has the lowest ratio of one healer to 458 people, followed by Builsa with 513 people, about 80 times less than the population per orthodox doctor ratio in these districts. It is one of the four districts created in the region in 2012, and its administrative capital is Fumbisi. This is far lower than the national figure of 6.7 percent. The population density of the region is higher than the national average. Danish (includes Greenlandic (who are predominantly Inuit) and Faroese) 85.6%, Turkish 1.1%, other 13.3% (largest groups are Polish, Syrian, Romanian, German, and Iraqi) (2022 est.) This formation is made up of well consolidated and gently folded rocks with an average dip of about 50 and it is marked by an escarpment. This varies from 1.3 per cent in Bongo to 43.6 per cent in Bawku East. There was, thus, a 2.8 percentage point reduction in the rural share of the population between 1984 and 2000. The aquifer is characteristically phreatic or semi-confined depending on the mica and clay contents with high static water levels (1.5m 4.0m below ground level). Senior secondary schools however are usually boarding institutions and therefore the number and distances to nearest SSSs are not very critical for accessibility. This traditional dance is performed by the Ewe tribe of the Volta Region. The fractured zone aquifer is the deepest of the three aquifers. Heads of households constitute 14.8 per cent of the membership of households in the region. Builsa-Sandema, Fumbisi. Bawku East also has the largest proportion of households with seven or more sleeping rooms (23.8 percent). This calls for expansion of the water supply system to meet the entire population. The economically employed population age of 15 years and above is 71.8 percent, People live in dispersed settlements and do subsistence farming in and around their houses. Burnt bricks produced from clay deposits can be used in the development of cheaper housing, which is in line with the governments policy of developing the rural dweller using more local resources. The regions population density of 104.1 persons per square kilometre is higher than the national density of 79.3 persons per square kilometre and ranks fifth in the country. The region has one regional hospital and 517 health centers spread across the 15 MDAs, The region is endowed with 5 tertiary institutions, 49 second cycle institutions and 2,813 basic schools. The IEC finalized 2018 parliamentary election results in May, and 418 female candidates contested the 250 . No one therefore has to travel outside the locality to obtain the services of a traditional medical practitioner (TMP). The Busanga also make up about 6 per cent of the regions population and are mostly in Bawku East (15.4%) and Bawku West (7.8%). As for the ethnic groups and tribes in the Upper East Region of Ghana, there are seven major ethnic groups and more than eight languages. J.E.A Mills. A Kufuor created this community with its administrative capital, Paga, and it was inaugurated on the 29th of February, 2008. To ensure that the headship goes with increased participation of females in decision making, efforts at empowerment of females should be intensified. In spite of this improvement in the educational sector, a substantial proportion of the population, in each district, has never attended school. Nadams-Nangodi Professional, technical and related workers are about the same proportion as service workers in many districts. The total land area is about 8,842 sq km, which translates into 2.7 per cent of the total land area of the country. The overall level of literacy is about 80 per cent or higher in three districts, Builsa (79.8%), Bawku East (81.2%) and Bawku East (87.0%). In some cases a blend of spiritual and herbal healing is employed. Females head only about one-fifth (22.2%) of households in the region compared to the rate of about one-third (31.3%) for the country. The granitic formation, which is a component of the above, underlies about 65% of the region. The already documented policies, programmes, projects and activities are extensive and comprehensive enough to meet the needs and priorities of individual districts, sub-districts and communities. Bawku East. The Upper East regional capital is Bolgatanga, sometimes referred to as Bolga. Population size, growth rate and density. Yen.com.gh shared a comprehensive list of all the regions and interesting facts you should know about them. The region shares boundaries with Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, Upper West Region to the west, and the Northern Region to the south. These consist of 37 (55.2%) government owned, 24 (35.8%) mission institutions and 6 (9%) private facilities. Sub-groups within the Fante include the Nzema and Ahantas. sub ethnic groups in central region of ghana. The homeless households constitute 1.0 per cent of the national figure and 0.02 per cent of all households in the region. In order to effectively protect the environment and fight desertification, tree planting programmes should be intensified. Others are the three point elevation at Pusiga, where the tip of the boundary demarcation between the three sister countries of Ghana, Burkina Faso and Togo converge, the Tongo hills and the Navrongo Cathedral with its eloquent constructional and decorational designs which portray the beauty in the art of the people. Be the first to get hottest news from our Editor-in-Chief, Check your email and confirm your subscription. As already indicated, the observed age-sex structure of the region follows, very closely, the pattern at the national level where there are more females than males in almost every age group upwards from age 20 years. On the other hand, female inhabitants were most populous in the Volta . In the urban areas, gutters constructed, as storm drains along roads have also become receptacles for solid and liquid waste disposal, thus, becoming sites for mosquitoes and other pests to breed. The proportions of males (61%) and females (74.9%) ever married are also lower in the country compared to the region. Access to toilet facilities is significantly below the national average. But in a region where, traditionally, males are almost always the heads of household, this could be a welcome change. On the other hand, Kassena-Nankana, Bongo and Bolgatanga which are all quite close or share a common border with Burkina Faso, and Bawku East which shares borders with Togo and Burkina Faso have significant proportions of migrants from ECOWAS countries. List of districts in the North-East Region of Ghana. Bongo has an age dependency ratio of 107.4 and 44.8 per cent of its population below 15 years. The country was demarcated into 138 districts out of the existing 140 local authorities. The Mamprusi comprise only 1.8 per cent of the regions population. This situation is most likely due to the combined effects of the late introduction of Western education, the influence of Islamic religion, general poverty and other cultural practices. White Volta and the Red Volta are two significant tributaries of the Volta River that run through the municipality. The lower proportion of males who have ever married also reflects the fact that men are more likely than women to postpone marriage since traditional practices expect the man to initiate the marriage by paying the bride price and the responsibility for family maintenance. Characteristically, the pyroclastic and basic volcanics in this region have been altered and metamorphosed into hornblende schists and amphibolotes and the folds in these rock formations dips in the direction of 300 900 in the NE NW directions. Electricity is available to only one in eight households in the region while it is about two in five households nationwide. The climate of the region is relatively dry, with a single rainy season that begins in May and ends in October. The region celebrates various festivals from the divers ethnic groups throughout the year, most of which are either to bring a good planting season or celebrate the harvest. Although the differences between the region and the total country for various educational levels, the differences are very large. So, the innocent community people will definitely have to suffer the chief's unfortunate decision of being an appointed member of government. Those with post-secondary level (agricultural schools, nursing training schools and teacher training colleges) make up 2.5 percent, with 3.2 per cent being males and 1.7 per cent females. Awutu Senya East Municipal. Lack of dedicated transformers for Sandema, Chiana, Pusiga and Zebilla is causing high production down times. The paper examines conflicts in Northern and Upper East regions of Ghana from the perspective of identity crisis in an ethnically heterogeneous section of the country. While the giant was fighting the last man one night, a woman entered and danced deftly to divert everyone's attention away from the fight. There is also effective traditional leadership and vibrant Youth Development Associations to facilitate efficient and effective mobilization of local resources. Literacy in English only or in both English and Ghanaian language, which is effectively the functional ones vis--vis much of published materials, is only about 20.0 per cent for the region compared to about 47.0 per cent for the country. These are: The number of Pipe Systems under CWSA management is 10 out of the targeted 20 for the year 2019. Agriculture is the major industry in all districts, ranging from 51.6 per cent in Bolgatanga to 85.0 per cent in Bawku West. On the whole, children are particularly dependent. A further 26.6 per cent use the open compound space or veranda in front of their living quarters or in their rooms. A noticeable characteristic amongst Fante people is the distinctive British influence, as a result of colonization, such as Anglophone versions of local names. Hardness of water is prevalent in Bawku West and East districts. Age structure of the economically active population (aged 15 years and older). It is the 2nd smallest region in Ghana. In every district, about one out of every eight persons is a child below 5 years. Post author By ; Post date edgewater oaks postcode; vice golf net worth on ethnic groups in upper east region of ghana on ethnic groups in upper east region of ghana Kassena-Nankana follows with 25.0 per cent of doctors, 19.1 per cent of nurses and 17.8 per cent of all medical staff. Other water-retaining structures (dams and dugouts) provide water for both domestic and agricultural purposes. Whereas almost one in every two localities in the region has a primary school, only one in every five has a JSS. The Ashanti Region - Kumasi. Demographic characteristics Home; News. Prior to the new educational reform programme, instruction at the primary school level was largely in Ghanaian languages. The proportion of households with one or two rooms varies between 9.3 per cent in Bawku East to 37.4 per cent in Kassena-Nankana. There are two main irrigation projects, the Vea Project in Bolgatanga covering 850 hectares and the Tono Project in Navrongo covering 2,490 hectares. 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