Region Profiles

Name: Ghana Region Profiles
Creator: Compiled by API Ghana from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), geoBoundaries (CC BY 4.0), UNFPA and Ghana Statistical Service via HDX (CC BY 4.0), and WFP VAM satellite series via HDX
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

One row for each of Ghana's 16 regions: land area, district count, population by sex, density, counts of schools, health facilities, banks, markets and other mapped infrastructure, service provision per 10,000 people, and mean annual rainfall and vegetation index where the satellite series covers the region. Compiled from the sources named in the source column. 16 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 28, 2026 · covers 2021listing updated Sep 28, 2026Free16 recordsGeography

The newest figures in this dataset are from 2021; the source has published nothing newer. Check the dates before relying on a figure.

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
name	TEXT NOT NULL
districts	INTEGER
area_sqkm	DECIMAL(12,2)
population	BIGINT
population_female	BIGINT
population_male	BIGINT
population_year	INTEGER
population_per_sqkm	DECIMAL(12,2)
schools	INTEGER
kindergartens	INTEGER
universities_colleges	INTEGER
health_facilities	INTEGER
pharmacies	INTEGER
dentists	INTEGER
banks_and_atms	INTEGER
mobile_money_agents	INTEGER
markets	INTEGER
supermarkets_and_shops	INTEGER
restaurants_and_bars	INTEGER
hotels_and_lodging	INTEGER
fuel_stations	INTEGER
police_stations	INTEGER
fire_stations	INTEGER
post_offices	INTEGER
places_of_worship	INTEGER
water_points	INTEGER
settlements	INTEGER
telecom_masts	INTEGER
industrial_sites	INTEGER
mining_sites	INTEGER
schools_per_10k	DECIMAL(12,2)
health_facilities_per_10k	DECIMAL(12,2)
banks_per_10k	DECIMAL(12,2)
mean_annual_rainfall_mm	DECIMAL(12,2)
rainfall_years	INTEGER
mean_vegetation_index	DECIMAL(8,4)
centroid_latitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
centroid_longitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
source	TEXT

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First 5 rows of Region Profiles
nameTEXT NOT NULL	districtsINTEGER	area sqkmDECIMAL(12,2)	populationBIGINT	population femaleBIGINT	population maleBIGINT	population yearINTEGER	population per sqkmDECIMAL(12,2)	schoolsINTEGER	kindergartensINTEGER	universities collegesINTEGER	health facilitiesINTEGER	pharmaciesINTEGER	dentistsINTEGER	banks and atmsINTEGER	mobile money agentsINTEGER	marketsINTEGER	supermarkets and shopsINTEGER	restaurants and barsINTEGER	hotels and lodgingINTEGER	fuel stationsINTEGER	police stationsINTEGER	fire stationsINTEGER	post officesINTEGER	places of worshipINTEGER	water pointsINTEGER	settlementsINTEGER	telecom mastsINTEGER	industrial sitesINTEGER	mining sitesINTEGER	schools per 10kDECIMAL(12,2)	health facilities per 10kDECIMAL(12,2)	banks per 10kDECIMAL(12,2)	mean annual rainfall mmDECIMAL(12,2)	rainfall yearsINTEGER	mean vegetation indexDECIMAL(8,4)	centroid latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	centroid longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	sourceTEXT
Ahafo Region	6	5079.37	564668	279328	285340	2021	111.2	116	3	2	28	14	0	16	6	3	14	24	16	33	7	1	8	76	30	262	30	8	14	2.05	0.5	0.28	—	—	—	6.768402	-2.419338	Compiled by API Ghana from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), geoBoundaries (CC BY 4.0), UNFPA and Ghana Statistical Service via HDX (CC BY 4.0), and WFP VAM satellite series via HDX (CC BY 4.0)
Ashanti Region	43	24710.86	5440463	2760549	2679914	2021	220.2	444	5	21	103	87	2	227	3	47	62	176	278	358	46	6	37	367	6	1321	63	120	394	0.82	0.19	0.42	1346.7	45	0.7262	6.873613	-1.069976	Compiled by API Ghana from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), geoBoundaries (CC BY 4.0), UNFPA and Ghana Statistical Service via HDX (CC BY 4.0), and WFP VAM satellite series via HDX (CC BY 4.0)
Bono East Region	11	23297.81	1203400	600264	603136	2021	51.7	171	0	4	32	7	0	24	0	9	2	19	31	57	7	1	5	86	3	304	27	5	0	1.42	0.27	0.2	1191.8	45	0.6618	7.903202	-0.958974	Compiled by API Ghana from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), geoBoundaries (CC BY 4.0), UNFPA and Ghana Statistical Service via HDX (CC BY 4.0), and WFP VAM satellite series via HDX (CC BY 4.0)
Bono Region	12	11722.98	1208649	611973	596676	2021	103.1	164	1	6	32	18	0	38	0	7	8	30	52	59	5	1	9	64	9	314	34	3	8	1.36	0.26	0.31	—	—	—	8.056575	-2.602872	Compiled by API Ghana from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), geoBoundaries (CC BY 4.0), UNFPA and Ghana Statistical Service via HDX (CC BY 4.0), and WFP VAM satellite series via HDX (CC BY 4.0)
Central Region	22	10080	2859821	1468834	1390987	2021	283.7	336	27	28	87	73	1	103	2	23	43	140	344	203	33	7	28	231	20	817	40	32	22	1.17	0.3	0.36	1344.9	45	0.7575	5.462202	-1.268385	Compiled by API Ghana from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), geoBoundaries (CC BY 4.0), UNFPA and Ghana Statistical Service via HDX (CC BY 4.0), and WFP VAM satellite series via HDX (CC BY 4.0)

nameTEXT NOT NULL	districtsINTEGER	area sqkmDECIMAL(12,2)	populationBIGINT	population femaleBIGINT	population maleBIGINT	population yearINTEGER	population per sqkmDECIMAL(12,2)	schoolsINTEGER	kindergartensINTEGER	universities collegesINTEGER	health facilitiesINTEGER	pharmaciesINTEGER	dentistsINTEGER	banks and atmsINTEGER	mobile money agentsINTEGER	marketsINTEGER	supermarkets and shopsINTEGER	restaurants and barsINTEGER	hotels and lodgingINTEGER	fuel stationsINTEGER	police stationsINTEGER	fire stationsINTEGER	post officesINTEGER	places of worshipINTEGER	water pointsINTEGER	settlementsINTEGER	telecom mastsINTEGER	industrial sitesINTEGER	mining sitesINTEGER	schools per 10kDECIMAL(12,2)	health facilities per 10kDECIMAL(12,2)	banks per 10kDECIMAL(12,2)	mean annual rainfall mmDECIMAL(12,2)	rainfall yearsINTEGER	mean vegetation indexDECIMAL(8,4)	centroid latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	centroid longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	sourceTEXT
example-name-1	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	example-source-1
example-name-2	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	example-source-2
example-name-3	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	example-source-3
example-name-4	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	example-source-4
example-name-5	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	example-source-5
example-name-6	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	example-source-6
example-name-7	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	example-source-7
example-name-8	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	example-source-8

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Get an API key

Endpoint

GET connect.apighana.com/api/data/region_profiles

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 28, 2026from the source
Covers: 2021no newer figures published
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026looked right
Source: Compiled by API Ghana from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), geoBoundaries (CC BY 4.0), UNFPA and Ghana Statistical Service via HDX (CC BY 4.0), and WFP VAM satellite series via HDX

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (OpenStreetMap (ODbL), geoBoundaries (CC BY 4.0), UNFPA and Ghana Statistical Service via HDX (CC BY 4.0), and WFP VAM satellite series via HDX). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. These records cover 2021; say which period your figures come from. Last updated from the source on Sep 28, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Region profiles (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), geoBoundaries (CC BY 4.0), UNFPA and Ghana Statistical Service via HDX (CC BY 4.0), and WFP VAM satellite series via HDX]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/region-profiles

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/region_profiles?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/region_profiles?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/region_profiles",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]

Region Profiles

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
name	TEXT NOT NULL
districts	INTEGER
area_sqkm	DECIMAL(12,2)
population	BIGINT
population_female	BIGINT
population_male	BIGINT
population_year	INTEGER
population_per_sqkm	DECIMAL(12,2)
schools	INTEGER
kindergartens	INTEGER
universities_colleges	INTEGER
health_facilities	INTEGER
pharmacies	INTEGER
dentists	INTEGER
banks_and_atms	INTEGER
mobile_money_agents	INTEGER
markets	INTEGER
supermarkets_and_shops	INTEGER
restaurants_and_bars	INTEGER
hotels_and_lodging	INTEGER
fuel_stations	INTEGER
police_stations	INTEGER
fire_stations	INTEGER
post_offices	INTEGER
places_of_worship	INTEGER
water_points	INTEGER
settlements	INTEGER
telecom_masts	INTEGER
industrial_sites	INTEGER
mining_sites	INTEGER
schools_per_10k	DECIMAL(12,2)
health_facilities_per_10k	DECIMAL(12,2)
banks_per_10k	DECIMAL(12,2)
mean_annual_rainfall_mm	DECIMAL(12,2)
rainfall_years	INTEGER
mean_vegetation_index	DECIMAL(8,4)
centroid_latitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
centroid_longitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
source	TEXT

nameTEXT NOT NULL

districtsINTEGER

area sqkmDECIMAL(12,2)

populationBIGINT

population femaleBIGINT

population maleBIGINT

population yearINTEGER

population per sqkmDECIMAL(12,2)

schoolsINTEGER

kindergartensINTEGER

universities collegesINTEGER

health facilitiesINTEGER

pharmaciesINTEGER

dentistsINTEGER

banks and atmsINTEGER

mobile money agentsINTEGER

marketsINTEGER

supermarkets and shopsINTEGER

restaurants and barsINTEGER

hotels and lodgingINTEGER

fuel stationsINTEGER

police stationsINTEGER

fire stationsINTEGER

post officesINTEGER

places of worshipINTEGER

water pointsINTEGER

settlementsINTEGER

telecom mastsINTEGER

industrial sitesINTEGER

mining sitesINTEGER

schools per 10kDECIMAL(12,2)

health facilities per 10kDECIMAL(12,2)

banks per 10kDECIMAL(12,2)

mean annual rainfall mmDECIMAL(12,2)

rainfall yearsINTEGER

mean vegetation indexDECIMAL(8,4)

centroid latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

centroid longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

sourceTEXT

Ahafo Region

5079.37

564668

279328

285340

2021

111.2

116

262

2.05

0.5

0.28

—

6.768402

-2.419338

Compiled by API Ghana from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), geoBoundaries (CC BY 4.0), UNFPA and Ghana Statistical Service via HDX (CC BY 4.0), and WFP VAM satellite series via HDX (CC BY 4.0)

Ashanti Region

24710.86

5440463

2760549

2679914

2021

220.2

444

103

227

176

278

358

367

1321

120

394

0.82

0.19

0.42

1346.7

0.7262

6.873613

-1.069976

Compiled by API Ghana from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), geoBoundaries (CC BY 4.0), UNFPA and Ghana Statistical Service via HDX (CC BY 4.0), and WFP VAM satellite series via HDX (CC BY 4.0)

Bono East Region

23297.81

1203400

600264

603136

2021

51.7

171

304

1.42

0.27

0.2

1191.8

0.6618

7.903202

-0.958974

Compiled by API Ghana from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), geoBoundaries (CC BY 4.0), UNFPA and Ghana Statistical Service via HDX (CC BY 4.0), and WFP VAM satellite series via HDX (CC BY 4.0)

Bono Region

11722.98

1208649

611973

596676

2021

103.1

164

314

1.36

0.26

0.31

—

8.056575

-2.602872

Compiled by API Ghana from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), geoBoundaries (CC BY 4.0), UNFPA and Ghana Statistical Service via HDX (CC BY 4.0), and WFP VAM satellite series via HDX (CC BY 4.0)

Central Region

10080

2859821

1468834

1390987

2021

283.7

336

103

140

344

203

231

817

1.17

0.3

0.36

1344.9

0.7575

5.462202

-1.268385

Compiled by API Ghana from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), geoBoundaries (CC BY 4.0), UNFPA and Ghana Statistical Service via HDX (CC BY 4.0), and WFP VAM satellite series via HDX (CC BY 4.0)

nameTEXT NOT NULL

districtsINTEGER

area sqkmDECIMAL(12,2)

populationBIGINT

population femaleBIGINT

population maleBIGINT

population yearINTEGER

population per sqkmDECIMAL(12,2)

schoolsINTEGER

kindergartensINTEGER

universities collegesINTEGER

health facilitiesINTEGER

pharmaciesINTEGER

dentistsINTEGER

banks and atmsINTEGER

mobile money agentsINTEGER

marketsINTEGER

supermarkets and shopsINTEGER

restaurants and barsINTEGER

hotels and lodgingINTEGER

fuel stationsINTEGER

police stationsINTEGER

fire stationsINTEGER

post officesINTEGER

places of worshipINTEGER

water pointsINTEGER

settlementsINTEGER

telecom mastsINTEGER

industrial sitesINTEGER

mining sitesINTEGER

schools per 10kDECIMAL(12,2)

health facilities per 10kDECIMAL(12,2)

banks per 10kDECIMAL(12,2)

mean annual rainfall mmDECIMAL(12,2)

rainfall yearsINTEGER

mean vegetation indexDECIMAL(8,4)

centroid latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

centroid longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

sourceTEXT

example-name-1

example-source-1

example-name-2

example-source-2

example-name-3

example-source-3

example-name-4

example-source-4

example-name-5

example-source-5

example-name-6

example-source-6

example-name-7

example-source-7

example-name-8

example-source-8

Endpoint

GET connect.apighana.com/api/data/region_profiles

Auth

X-API-Key header

Pagination

page · limit

Format

JSON

Version

1.0

Last updated

Sep 28, 2026from the source

Covers

2021no newer figures published

Refreshed

monthly

Last checked

Oct 1, 2026looked right

Source

Compiled by API Ghana from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), geoBoundaries (CC BY 4.0), UNFPA and Ghana Statistical Service via HDX (CC BY 4.0), and WFP VAM satellite series via HDX

How to cite

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/region_profiles?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/region_profiles?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/region_profiles",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]