Actualities
Jul 08 2010
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May 28 2010
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Demographic characteristics
The region's population in 2000 was 1,635,421. This implies, an increase of 35.0 per cent over the 1984 count 1,211,907, giving an annual growth rate of 1.9 per cent. The intercensal growth rate shows little change from 2.0 per cent in 1970, 1.8 per cent in 1984 and 1.9 per cent in 2000. The population density of the region increased from 59 persons per square kilometre in 1984 to 79.5 persons in 2000.
May 31 2010
Ghana - Lower Volta
Problems Resulting from Akosombo and Kpong Dams
Akosombo and Kpong dams on the Volta River provide 85% of the power for Ghana and 40% of the power for the regional grid system. However, flow regulation and elimination of the natural floods has devastated downstream floodplain agriculture ...
