Western Region

The Western Region or West Region may refer to:

See also

Šumadija and Western Serbia

Šumadija and Western Serbia (Serbian: Шумадија и западна Србија, Šumadija i zapadna Srbija) is one of the five statistical regions of Serbia. It was formed in 2010. The region has a total population of 2,031,697, according to the 2011 census. It is also a level-2 statistical region according to the European Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS).

Formation

In July 2009, the Serbian parliament adopted a new law in which Serbia was divided into seven statistical regions. According to the law, territory of present-day Šumadija and Western Serbia was divided into two statistical regions - Western Region (Serbian: Zapadni region / Западни регион) and Central Region (Serbian: Centralni region / Централни регион). However, in May 2010, the law was modified and Western and Central region were merged into a single statistical region whose name is Šumadija and Western Serbia.

Districts

The statistical region of Šumadija and Western Serbia is composed of 8 administrative districts:

Western Region (Ghana)

The Western Region is located in south Ghana, spreads from the Ivory Coast border in the west to the Central region in the east, includes the capital and large twin city of Sekondi-Takoradi on the coast, coastal Axim, and a hilly inland area including Elubo. It includes Ghana's southernmost location, Cape Three Points, where crude oil was discovered in commercial quantities in June 2007. The Western Region enjoys a long coastline that stretches from South Ghana's border with Ivory Coast to the Western 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. There are numerous small and large-scale gold mines along with offshore oil platforms dominate the Western Region economy.

The culture is dominated by the Akans; the main languages are Akan and English.

Tourism

The largest rivers are the Ankobra River, the Bia River, and the Pra River in the east, with the Tano River partly forming the western national border. The area is known for the UNESCO World Heritage Site and village of Nzulezo, built entirely on stilts and platforms over water, and the Ankasa Protected Area. There is a series of imposing Portuguese, Dutch, British, and Brandenburgian forts along the coast, built from 1512 on.