The Western Region 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...

, reaching from the Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...

 border in the west to the Central Region in the east, includes the large twin city of Sekondi-Takoradi on the coast, coastal Axim

Axim

Axim is a town, district and kingdom on the coast of Ghana. It lies 64 kilometers west of the port city of Takoradi, south of the highway leading to the Côte d'Ivoire border, in the Western Region to the west of Cape Three Points....

, and a hilly inland area including Elubo

Elubo

Elubo is a town in western Ghana almost on the border with Ivory Coast. It lies some distance from the coast.- External links :*...

. It includes Ghana's southernmost location, Cape Three Points

Cape Three Points

Cape Three Points is a small peninsula in the Western Region of Ghana, West Africa.Forming the southernmost tip of Ghana, it is located between the coastal towns of Dixcove and Princes Town, Ghana...

, where oil was discovered in commercial quantities in June 2007. The region enjoys a long coastline that stretches from Ghana's border with Côte d'Ivoire to the region's boundary with the Central Region on the east.

The Western Region has the highest rainfall in Ghana, lush green hills, and fertile soils.