The Eastern Region is one of 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...

's ten administrative regions

Regions of Ghana

||Ghana is divided into ten regions :*Ashanti Region *Brong-Ahafo Region *Central Region *Eastern Region *Greater Accra Region *Northern Region *Upper East Region...

. It covers an area of 19,323 square kilometres, which is about 8.1% of Ghana's total land area. The region is divided into administrative districts. The total number of districts were increased from 17 districts to 21. The current list is as follows:

• Akuapim North District
  Akuapim North District
  The Akuapim North District is a district of Ghana in the Eastern Region.-Sources:*...
  
  
• Akuapim South Municipal District
• Akyemansa District
  Akyemansa District
  The Akyemansa District is a district of Ghana in the Western Region of Ghana. The district is among the new districts and municipalities created in 2008 by the then President, John Kufuor. It was inaugurated on 29 February 2008....
  
  
• Asuogyaman District
  Asuogyaman District
  The Asuogyaman District is a district of Ghana in the Eastern Region.-Sources:*...
  
  
• Atiwa District
  Atiwa District
  The Atiwa District is one of the districts in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It was carved out of what is now the East Akim Municipal District in 2004 by the Kufuor government....
  
  
• Birim Central Municipal District
  Birim Central Municipal District
  The Birim Central Municipal District was one of the new districts created in 2008 in Ghana. It is located within the Eastern Region.-Boundaries:Birim Central Municipal district is located in the southwestern corner of the Eastern Region...
  
  
• Birim North District
  Birim North District
  The ' is one of the seventeen districts in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The Birim River flows through this district, an important source of diamonds....
  
  
• Birim South District
  Birim South District
  The Birim South District is a district of Ghana in the Eastern Region. The Birim River flows through this district. It was created in 2008 after the Kufuor government created more administrative districts...
  
  
• East Akim Municipal District
• Fanteakwa District
  Fanteakwa District
  The Fanteakwa District is a district of Ghana in the Eastern Region. Its capital is Begoro, which is about north of Accra, the capital, off the road joining Koforidua and Nkawkaw....
  
  
• Kwaebibirem District
  Kwaebibirem District
  The Kwaebibirem District is a district of Ghana in the Eastern Region. The principal town is Akwatia on the Birim River.-Sources:*...
  
  
• Kwahu East District
• Kwahu North District
  Kwahu North District
  The Kwahu North District is a district of Ghana in the Eastern Region of Ghana....
  
  
• Kwahu South District
  Kwahu South District
  The Kwahu South District is a district of Ghana in the Eastern Region. Some of its towns include Mpraeso, Atibie,Bepong, Pepease, Oboming, and Oboo. It is popular for the Easter holiday, at which time the district is overcrowded.-Sources:*...
  
  
• Kwahu West Municipal District
  Kwahu West Municipal District
  The Kwahu West Municipal is a district of Ghana in the Eastern Region of Ghana....
  
  
• Lower Manya Krobo District
  Lower Manya Krobo District
  The Lower Manya Krobo District is a district of Ghana in the Eastern Region of Ghana....
  
  
• New-Juaben Municipal District
  New-Juaben Municipal District
  The New-Juaben Municipal District is a district of Ghana in the Eastern Region. The capital lies at Koforidua.- Geography :The New Juaben Municipality falls within the Eastern Region of Ghana. The municipality covers an estimated area of 110 square kilometers constituting 0.57 % of the total land...
  
  
• Suhum/Kraboa/Coaltar District
  Suhum/Kraboa/Coaltar District
  The Suhum/Kraboa/Coaltar District is a district of Ghana in the Eastern Region. The district is essentially a rural district with only Suhum being classified as an urban area. It shares boundaries with East Akim to the north, Akuapim South to the south, West Akim and Kwaebibibrem to the west and...
  
  
• Upper Manya Krobo District
  Upper Manya Krobo District
  The Upper Manya Krobo is a district of Ghana in the Western Region of Ghana. The district is among the new districts and municipalities created in 2008 by the then President, John Kufuor. It was inaugurated on 29 February 2008....
  
  
• West Akim District
  West Akim District
  The West Akim District is a district of Ghana in the Eastern Region.-Sources:*...
  
  
• Yilo Krobo District
  Yilo Krobo District
  The Yilo Krobo District is a district of Ghana in the Eastern Region....
  
  

The Afram Plains District

Afram Plains District

The Afram Plains District is a district of Ghana in the Eastern Region.-Sources:*...

 does not exist any longer.